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.
Aug 1, 2012
I think it is important for the subcommittee to hear from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about its activities.
Jul 10, 2012
We are spending sometimes $100,000 training individuals in the military, and then they come home, and this skill, these skills are not recognized.
Jun 20, 2012
I am glad I voted against that bill that calls for mindless sequestrations on the budget, domestic spending as well as defense spending.
Jun 18, 2012
We have to address this Nation's energy and environmental issues or future generations will lose out.
Jun 18, 2012
The argument from fossil fuel supporters that we can't afford to invest in green energy is incredibly hypocritical.
Jun 18, 2012
We can't simply stick our heads in the sand and hope these problems go away.
Jun 7, 2012
I appreciate that you did inform the committee and obviously want you to do a quick a job to get us the information.
Jun 7, 2012
I don't know that I will take that. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I just want to make sure that everybody understands that everyone on both sides of the aisle in this committee as well as the Obama administration makes fraud…
Jun 7, 2012
It is interesting to me that, on the Republican side, concerns seem to be raised on, oh, what's going to happen if Obamacare disappears.
May 31, 2012
President Obama has overseen the most dramatic increase in employment in the manufacturing sector since the 1990s.
May 31, 2012
A National Manufacturing Strategy will help ensure that the goods we buy are made in America.
May 15, 2012
The majority's budget appropriations bills would not invest in any of these priorities.
May 8, 2012
I think this is a powerful example of why the Republican budget is so misguided. It is pennywise and pound very foolish, making cuts that would result in increased Medicare and Medicaid fraud and cost taxpayers more in the long run.
May 8, 2012
The Republican proposal to turn Medicaid into a block grant would result in dramatically decreased federal contribution to State Medicaid programs, a cut of more than $810 billion over the next decade.
May 8, 2012
I am more than willing to roll up my sleeves with you and with HHS to figure out the ways that we can achieve needed savings in our health care spending.
May 8, 2012
I want to repeat that the travel budget is down from the second year of the Bush Administration, that they see a 17 percent further cut.
May 8, 2012
The CDC and the FDA have both made clear, their travel budgets are down compared to those of the second term of the Bush Administration, so the trajectory is correct.
May 8, 2012
And so what Medicaid does is, it offers a solution for low-income pregnant women who can't afford private insurance by covering maternity and prenatal care.
May 8, 2012
Prosecutions are way up from 797 in fiscal year 2008 to 1,430 in fiscal year 2011, a more than 75 percent increase.
May 8, 2012
The priorities in the Republican budget are deeply flawed. They do not reflect the priorities of everyday Americans.
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