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.
May 21, 2019
We are the only industrialized country where actually our maternal mortality has gone up instead of down.
May 21, 2019
I am for improving it. I am for all the plans, because what we have now is not working.
May 21, 2019
All this talk about socialism. That is exactly what we heard when Medicare was suggested.
May 21, 2019
Social Security, oh my, that is definitely socialism, according to my Republican colleagues.
May 20, 2019
How much? If you are going to use that as the excuse for raising the prices, then I think we have an absolute right to know how much is being spent.
May 20, 2019
My legislation, the FAIR Drug Pricing Act, H.R. 2296, is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will force the drug companies to be transparent.
May 20, 2019
At the very least, there could be more transparency about the way these funds are flowing.
May 20, 2019
The pharmaceutical industry is worth almost ONE TRILLION dollars and they are holding American consumers hostage.
May 20, 2019
I think, at the very least, consumers deserve transparency. But I also want to agree with you, it has to be with teeth.
May 20, 2019
The whining that is going on about having to talk about some transparency is really irritating to me.
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