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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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May 14, 2019

It was John Dingell's wisdom that led to the adoption of the PCB subsection and it stands now as one of the only actions EPA was able to take under the original TSCA.

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May 14, 2019

I volunteer at a food bank, and at the end of the month who do you see lining up? It's the seniors.

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May 14, 2019

I think it would be a very wise move to deal with a class of compounds that is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic and mobile.

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May 14, 2019

We've even seen an increase in white working class men, whose longevity has taken a bit of a dive.

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May 14, 2019

So many of the people--probably, I am sure, most of the people--that are living near poverty and relying just on their Social Security are women.

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May 14, 2019

Even averages, I think, are really skewing toward the wealthiest Americans, because we have such a vast income inequality.

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May 9, 2019

``The President engaged in a second phase of conduct, involving public attacks of the investigation, nonpublic efforts to control it, and efforts in both public and private to encourage witnesses not to cooperate with the investigation.''…

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May 9, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. We have talked about how shocking it is for our country, the United States of America, which is, despite any effort to change, a country of immigrants. I know the gentlewoman, herself, is an immigrant…

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May 9, 2019

The report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, more commonly known as the Mueller report, outlines efforts by the Russian Government to manipulate the United States election system and directly…

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May 9, 2019

I believe that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are standing up and saying what they would like to see, and that is to protect people with preexisting conditions. The problem with what they are telling the American people is…

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May 8, 2019

We hear all kinds of reasons to justify why these prices are skyrocketing, why people literally are dying because they can't afford their drugs.

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May 8, 2019

All the polling before the 2018 election said that the price of prescription drugs is the main problem that people are facing.

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