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…
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.
You have a long history of growth and success, but you also have a long list of apologies.
By not doing its job, this Republican-controlled Congress has become complicit in this nonstop cycle of privacy by press release.
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.
This is a serious threat to Medicaid, which is on the frontline of fighting the opioid epidemic.
Making matters worse, Republicans here in Congress continue to block or even repeal the few privacy protections we have.
Republicans passed what I believe is a misguided tax bill that blows a $1.5 trillion hole in the budget.
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.
If enacted, the balanced budget amendment would undercut the structure of Medicare and Medicaid by opening both to dramatic cuts in funding.
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…





