I thank Chairman Pallone for getting a transformative auto safety package into the INVEST in America Act. This will save tens of thousands of lives if we can get this passed, and I hope that we will see that happen. We had a press…
Janice Schakowsky
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Janice D. Schakowsky is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including healthcare reform, women's rights, and consumer protection. Schakowsky has played a significant role in shaping policies related to social justice and economic equality throughout her tenure in Congress.
Methane emissions are accelerating climate change and harming our communities, and we are moving in the wrong direction. After the Trump administration repealed limitations on emissions of methane, we saw the largest yearly increase of…
I urge all Members to just say--this is something that is basic right now, we all believe that contraception should be available. And, you know, it can end up actually being quite expensive. And why? I don't understand. So I think this…
I thank the chair for his friendship and for letting me speak. Madam Speaker, you know, I rise with great enthusiastic support for the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act. No veteran of the United States of America should be…
I thank my leader here who has done such a great job to protect workers. We are here today to fix a terrible 2009 Supreme Court decision that weakened protections against age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. A…
I thank Mr. Pallone and my ranking member because this is such an important bipartisan bill that is designed to save lives. My colleague, Tony Cardenas, and I introduced the Safe Sleep for Babies Act after the release of several…
I thank the authors of this bipartisan legislation, Representatives McNerney, Burgess, Soto, Guthrie, and Davidson. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government should put the incredible technological innovation of the last few years to work for…
I thank Mr. Pallone for yielding. Mr. Speaker, since 2000, more than 460 children have died from furniture tip-overs, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported that tip-overs cause an average of 25,500 emergency room- treated…
I thank the chairman for yielding and for his kind words. I also thank the authors of this legislation, Representatives Cardenas, Davis, Castor, and Upton, a bipartisan leadership group on this legislation. And I also thank the ranking…
It is an honor to be with you today and to tell everyone how excited I am that on July 15 checks are going to be arriving at the homes of families with children who have been struggling for a year and a half, and many have really come to…
Today, I will vote, once again, to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force because we cannot continue endless wars. Congress passed the 2002 AUMF authorization for war again Saddam Hussein's regime. I voted against that…
I appreciate Congressman Bowman's organizing this on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which I am so proud to be a member of, and I really am grateful to him. Let me just say this in no uncertain terms. Care infrastructure is…





