
Jan Schakowsky
@janschakowsky
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Official Twitter account for Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois 9th Congressional District
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2009
Donald Trump promised to lower costs and protect consumers. Instead, his @FTC - the agency which should be taking the lead in lowering costs - is waging right-wing culture wars while grocery and housing prices continue to rise. This is a shameful abuse of a historically.
FTC announces workshop on exploring unfair or deceptive trade practices in “gender-affirming care” for minors:
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RT @SenSanders: Weird priorities. President Trump is illegally withholding $7 billion Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer prog….
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Many of my GOP colleagues are going against their own beliefs just to jam this Big Ugly Bill through and get it to President Trump’s desk by an arbitrary deadline. The American people deserve better and will not forget. It’s not too late. Vote NO!.
Hakeem Jeffries: “I feel the obligation Mr. Speaker to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time.”. He’s actively delaying final vote on the budget bill, giving Americans more time to call their representatives.
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My dear friend, @morethanmySLE, is a disabled patient advocate, a two-time cancer survivor and a health care activist who lives with chronic illness. Peter is just one of the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid funding to get the care he needs. Trump's Big Ugly Bill will
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Americans depend on the @USCPSC to keep dangerous products away from our families - especially our kids. Yet, the Trump Administration’s budget request proposes to eliminate the agency. Our country needs and deserves a strong, independent consumer watchdog. Lives are at stake.
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The power of the people is greater than the people in power. I joined hundreds of @SEIU members on a sweltering DC day to make our voices heard loud and clear. Medicaid is a lifesaver. We can’t let the GOP rip away health care from millions to give tax cuts to billionaires.
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Donald Trump gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and it cost Americans $18 billion. Higher bank fees, dropped enforcement cases, and zero accountability. This is what deregulation looks like: a gift to big banks, paid for by working families.
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For my entire career, I’ve worked to advance reproductive freedom, and I'm not backing down now. Today, I'm proud to join my @ReproCaucus colleagues in reintroducing the Women’s Health Protection Act. Abortion is health care, and health care is a fundamental human right.
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