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.
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.
We are concerned about counterfeit drugs coming into, and medical devices coming into the United States, but I think it is worth pointing out that other countries are afraid of importing a Johnson & Johnson product that may contain--that…
I think it is really important that we take action and that the FDA finally enter the picture to protect our food supply and that of what we are exporting.
So I want to talk not just about nursing homes or whatever for horses, but I want to talk about the dangers of allowing prohibited ingredients to be in the horse meat that is still not prohibited for eating in the United States of America.
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.
Frankly, one death is too many, but the inexcusable fact is that we can do more to prevent these deaths.
I thank Chairman Scott for yielding to me, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This month, House Democrats are taking historic action to fight for our older Americans across…
I thank Congresswoman Tlaib for leading this conversation today. I am seeing some of my colleagues on the floor today who remember the story that I want to tell. This was the fall of 2002, and there was a vigorous debate going on whether…
So we would have to get marijuana off the Controlled Substances Act--out of it in order to do the research that we absolutely need to do on what is being sold right now, and millions and millions of dollars being spent on it, and many…





