Jan Schakowsky

“We must organize. We must protest. We must cry out in a loud voice that America needs a raise. We must keep working until workers in this country don't have to struggle to make ends meet.”

“Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.”

“Republicans who oppose Obamacare have a responsibility to show that they can do better - not return us to the days when insurance companies alone decided who to cover for what benefits at what price. Otherwise, they should move beyond the repeal fights of the past, accept Obamacare as the law of the land, and work with us to make real improvements.”

“Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America.”

“In Illinois, we've seen job losses from agreements like CAFTA and NAFTA. Those agreements didn't help American workers - and they haven't brought improvements to the lives of workers in other countries, either.”

“You might not want to go without essential health benefits or lose consumer protections if an insurance company many states away denies your claim or goes belly-up.”

“In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year.”

“We were far from rich, but I never remember my parents worrying about money.”

“The Republican 'Work Harder for Less' budget leaves more Americans even worse off than they are today. The 'People's Budget' makes the critical investments needed to give the American people exactly what they deserve - economic security and peace of mind - and helps grow our economy from the middle out.”

“Preventing gender-based violence is critical to establishing safe, productive, and healthy workplaces for all.”

“Democrats stand ready and willing to work with President Trump to improve upon the ACA - but we will not sit by and watch him sabotage the health care of millions of Americans.”

“There is no better way to improve wages and working conditions in our country than to support the right to unionize. Throughout our history, unions have improved the lives of millions of American families, grown the middle class, and pushed our economy forward.”

“I will continue to work to maintain Planned Parenthood's ability to provide excellent health care to millions of women.”

“American workers deserve a raise. I fully support the push for $15 an hour and a union. We also must raise wages for low and middle income families.”

“Our Committee should be focusing on real priorities - improving health care, combating climate change, creating jobs and making products safer - not attacking Planned Parenthood and undermining women's access to critical services.”

“I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively.”

“I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June 2004 to mobilize a coordinated interfaith response to the ongoing humanitarian disaster.”

“Through educational programming, Jewish American History Month will help raise the awareness of a people, their history and contributions. It will help combat anti-Semitism, a phenomenon that is on the rise and that unfortunately still exists in our Nation.”

“As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves.”

“American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more.”