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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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Jan 9, 2023

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall no. 22. Stated against:

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Dec 21, 2022

I thank my dear friend and colleague from Illinois, Danny Davis, for giving me the opportunity to speak in support of the Joanne Smith Rehabilitation Innovation Center. I also offer a big thank you to Senator Durbin, who was the chief…

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Nov 14, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank so many in the Energy and Commerce Committee for their hard work. I want to say a special thank-you to Gus Bilirakis, who is the Republican cosponsor of this very important and bipartisan…

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Nov 14, 2022

I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding. I am just so happy that we see the Lymphedema Treatment Act on the floor today. I thank my colleague on the Republican side, Buddy Carter, for being a cosponsor of the legislation and…

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Sep 29, 2022

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 466. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Bacon (Hartzler) Beatty (Cicilline) Bilirakis (Fleischmann) Brooks (Fleischmann) Buchanan (Bucshon) Carter…

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Sep 29, 2022

Americans are tired of monopolies that saddle them with less choices and higher prices. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice must have the resources that they need to aggressively combat anticompetitive mergers. This…

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Sep 29, 2022

I also include in the Record Mr. Kovacic's testimony. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Safeguarding American Consumers: Fighting Frauds and…

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Sep 28, 2022

I urge everyone to support this legislation because it is so important, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) that the…

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Jul 26, 2022

I thank all of the cosponsors of the legislation. Particularly, I want to mention Robin Kelly, who is not able to be here today. I know she wanted to be able to speak to this legislation. But it was brought to our Consumer Protection and…

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Jul 21, 2022

I thank the sponsors of this legislation for their support. I have been proud to join them. Madam Speaker, you know, you would think that everyone would want to protect access to contraception and to family planning, especially people who…

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Jul 20, 2022

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 380. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Auchincloss (Beyer) Barragan (Beyer) Bowman (Neguse) Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer) Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))…

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Jul 15, 2022

I lived the days before abortion was safe and legal in the United States of America, and I remember the desperation of women, some of them my friends, some of whom had to make really dangerous decisions about how they were going to be able…

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Jul 14, 2022

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 346. Stated against:

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Jul 13, 2022

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of subtitle A of title VIII the following: SEC. 8__. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS THAT…

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Jul 13, 2022

I just want to point out that this has nothing to do with stifling the rights of companies to communicate. It does prevent them from harassing workers and preventing them from doing what they need to do. I just want to point out that there…

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Jul 13, 2022

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Illinois has 30 seconds remaining.

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Jun 22, 2022

I am so happy about this bipartisan legislation and really excited about the changes that are going to be made, because for all 24 years that I have been in Congress, I have not had a townhall meeting or a meeting with my constituents…

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Jun 8, 2022

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I will share a conversation that I had with Anna Kate, who is a constituent of mine in my district. She called my office absolutely distraught; this was late in the day of the shooting. She…

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May 12, 2022

I thank my sister and my colleague, Congresswoman Maloney, for taking the lead always on issues to protect women's rights. I want to declare right now that women are not going back. Women will not tolerate being second-class citizens. I…

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Apr 26, 2022

we shouldn't be paying these exorbitant prices.

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Apr 26, 2022

The Pentagon and the American taxpayers, I think, are really getting ripped off by many of these contracts.

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Apr 26, 2022

the Department of Defense apparently found that if you just use-- that there is a way to produce the same thing for $300 instead of $10,000, it seems it might be worth checking out, whether some of these commercial things are worth it.

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Apr 5, 2022

I am the Chair of the Task Force on Aging and Families, and this has been a priority for me.

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Apr 5, 2022

So we have to care for the caregivers, both the home caregivers, the family caregivers, and the people who work there too.

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