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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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Nov 13, 2019

a higher minimum wage, I am talking about us, would raise the income of low-income families who are more likely to spend whatever they earn.

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Oct 28, 2019

I am sure that all of my colleagues here would agree that their lives have been enriched by their own travels.

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Oct 28, 2019

I will close with this: I thank all the Members who worked together to produce this great legislation, especially my colleague, Congressman Michael Burgess, who has been a champion of these issues and introduced the bill along with me and…

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Oct 28, 2019

I certainly urge all my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Titus). The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) that the House…

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Oct 28, 2019

Brand USA was authorized to work directly with the United States tourism and travel industry to maximize the social and economic benefits of travel.

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Oct 28, 2019

I am also pleased that we are reauthorizing the U.S. SAFE WEB Act.

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Oct 28, 2019

This administration is working overtime to promote big oil at the expense of farmers and rural communities and average Americans everywhere.

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Oct 28, 2019

Doing so strengthened the FTC in four ways.

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Oct 28, 2019

So the current issue surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard perfectly, in my mind, sums up the priorities of the Trump administration.

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Oct 28, 2019

Brand USA has been great for Chicago, so I am excited to make sure that the program is reauthorized.

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Oct 28, 2019

I think you could hear from the factual and the heartfelt testimony you have heard about this bill that will make hospice and palliative care more available that we all here urge passage of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

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Oct 28, 2019

I am prepared to close with this. Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. It looks like, in a bipartisan way, everybody loves nurses. They provide frontline care in a variety of settings and often work to supervise and coordinate…

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