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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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Apr 12, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, the Republicans passed a tax scam that blows a $2 trillion hole in the budget and gives 83 percent of its tax cuts to the wealthiest among us and corporate CEOs. Then they offer a budget that…

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Apr 10, 2018

We need comprehensive privacy and data security legislation.

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Apr 10, 2018

You have a long history of growth and success, but you also have a long list of apologies.

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Apr 10, 2018

Self-regulation simply does not work.

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Apr 10, 2018

By not doing its job, this Republican-controlled Congress has become complicit in this nonstop cycle of privacy by press release.

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Apr 10, 2018

Have you set any deadline for that because we know, as my colleagues said, that there are tens of thousands, there is actually been nine million apps.

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Apr 10, 2018

This is a serious threat to Medicaid, which is on the frontline of fighting the opioid epidemic.

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Apr 10, 2018

Making matters worse, Republicans here in Congress continue to block or even repeal the few privacy protections we have.

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Apr 10, 2018

Republicans passed what I believe is a misguided tax bill that blows a $1.5 trillion hole in the budget.

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Apr 10, 2018

I consider Billy Long a good friend. Let me just say that I don't think it was a breach of decorum, and I just take issue with his saying that a very modest bill that I have introduced is an overreach.

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Apr 10, 2018

If enacted, the balanced budget amendment would undercut the structure of Medicare and Medicaid by opening both to dramatic cuts in funding.

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Apr 10, 2018

I've been in close touch with the mayor of San Juan who-- and I was watching some clips the other day where FEMA, a woman representing FEMA, said that Puerto Rico was a 'good news story.' This was when people were dying, without…

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