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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 10, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I respect and support Tribal sovereignty. I also support workers' rights to unionize and collective bargaining to improve their workplace and the lives of their families. Those rights must be balanced…

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Jan 8, 2018

we need more women and people of color running these institutions so that decisions regarding increased inclusion and diversity are made inherently

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Jan 8, 2018

That is not a recipe for innovation.

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Jan 8, 2018

I think that all of this added together is taking America backwards.

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Jan 8, 2018

You are just weakening our ability to compete with companies like China.

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Dec 31, 2017

It is just incredible. And that it wasn't until January of 2018, this year, that there is a lifetime ban.

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Dec 21, 2017

All of us are anxious to go home to our families and our celebrations, but more and more Americans are seeing every single day, particularly in the last couple days, just how messed up the values and priorities of the Republican majority…

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Dec 20, 2017

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and also for her tremendous leadership. Let's talk a little bit about the winners in this bill. I think it is interesting to note that, if you are General Electric, since 1990 to 2017, you have…

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Dec 12, 2017

But I wanted to ask, really, yes or no, Ms. Reilly, do drug companies get a tax break for those rebates?

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Dec 12, 2017

I think it's long overdue that this subcommittee and committee work on skyrocketing drug prices.

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Dec 12, 2017

Excuse me, so is your point that there was no additional research and development. The price just went up?

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Dec 11, 2017

What's being considered today might actually increase the pollution caused by weakening fuel economy standards.

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