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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.

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Feb 11, 2020

This is a pro-choice House of Representatives and all of the polling suggests this is a pro-choice nation.

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Feb 11, 2020

I know that when I stepped out of the room, Mr. Gianforte allowed Ms. Collett to make incorrect claims about the opinions of medical professionals on the importance of abortion access.

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Feb 11, 2020

I just have to say how much I resent when you say if you really wanted to care about women, you would do something about prenatal care or you would do something about maternal mortality.

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Feb 11, 2020

We will not go back no matter what is happening in states around the country.

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Feb 11, 2020

This is about the women who deserve comprehensive reproductive healthcare, all of them.

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Feb 11, 2020

Abortion is healthcare, and healthcare is a human right.

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Feb 11, 2020

In fact, every budget President Trump has proposed has cut critical funding for our public schools.

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Feb 11, 2020

You are saying those numbers are--don't exist?

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Feb 11, 2020

President--I mean we totally disagree on that, as do all the advocates for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid who are professionals, as well.

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Feb 11, 2020

Both ACOG, as we have talked about, and the American Medical Association have taken positions against many of these laws because they are not based on medicine and they are not based on good care of patients.

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Feb 11, 2020

I am proud to be part of the House Democratic majority that will invest in America's health care, environment, and education for years to come.

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Feb 11, 2020

Protecting access to abortion care isn't the beginning of women having abortions. But it is the end of women dying from abortions.

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