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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

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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Feb 5, 2020

We absolutely all have to have a sense of urgency. The science is so clear that the climate crisis is an existential one for us.

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Feb 5, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2382, the USPS Fairness Act. The United States Postal Service is an essential part of American life. It was established more than 231 years ago…

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Feb 5, 2020

I want to definitely thank my colleague from Michigan and also my colleague from Massachusetts for being here to support workers. I believe that it is the labor movement that brought us the middle class. The height was really after World…

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Feb 5, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act's reauthorization. As has been mentioned before, I think, the Great Lakes represent 21 percent of the…

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Feb 4, 2020

I was just shocked that you did not know about the reports about the content of your vaping products.

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Jan 29, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. I rise to agree with my colleagues that we are facing a crisis. The number of overdoses and deaths related to fentanyl has skyrocketed over the last few years; however, the emergency scheduling…

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Jan 28, 2020

I also want to thank Nancy Perry from the ASPCA for being here to testify in favor of this legislation.

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Jan 28, 2020

I certainly hope that the company will take this seriously, even as it looks at imports that it ought to look at the question of exports and the concerns that other countries have with products that are made by Johnson & Johnson.

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Jan 28, 2020

I am really shocked that--for you say though that it may not show up in the next decade because it is showing up right now.

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Jan 28, 2020

what this legislation does, what the SAFE Act would do would explicitly ban consumption of horse meat in the United States and the import and export of horses and equine parts.

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