Preventing gender-based violence is critical to establishing safe, productive, and healthy workplaces for all. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Unequal pay exists across most job sectors of our economy, even in nursing. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Making sure women get equal pay for equal work remains one of my top priorities. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
When girls can get an education and women can work and run businesses or even serve as elected officials, the world benefits. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
I've fought to close the gender and racial pay gap for a very long time. One piece of advice I like to… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
A woman should not have to fear retribution from her employer, and the District of Columbia should be able to pass laws… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Few things give me more pride and hope for our future than when I see women, of all ages and backgrounds, in… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Instituting equal pay is especially important because families in our country increasingly rely on women's wages to make ends meet. When women… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Women are the overwhelming majority of the workers providing long-term support to seniors and people with disabilities. As a result, women are… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
We should not wait any longer to ensure that women get the pay they deserve. I will keep fighting for this until… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
Investing in women at home and abroad strengthens families, uplifts our children, improves health, makes communities and countries more peaceful, and brightens… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
I am a fierce advocate for the economic empowerment of all women. In the Congress, I am one of the leaders of… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
The truth matters, and despite my objection to the creation of the Select Panel, as its Ranking Member, I will do all I can… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per gallon would eliminate our oil imports from the Persian Gulf. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Fast track is about pushing through the TPP, TTIP and future trade agreements that would massively increase the power of big international corporations and… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
In conflict zones in particular, we need personnel who wear the badge of the United States, are a part of our official military command,… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Republicans who oppose Obamacare have a responsibility to show that they can do better - not return us to the days when insurance companies… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
The JCPOA is working - preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. It's time for the Republicans to start working, too. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Every year, Planned Parenthood serves three million Americans - men and women - and one in five women will receive care at a Planned… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
President Obama's executive actions on immigration are designed to temporarily address major flaws in our broken immigration system. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Democrats stand ready and willing to work with President Trump to improve upon the ACA - but we will not sit by and watch… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
And we've also had now the speaker of the Parliament in Iraq using blatantly anti-Semitic remarks, saying the Jews and sons of Jews are… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Immigration reform is for those thousands of people in my district and the millions of people across the country who want nothing more than… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Every American must be guaranteed dignity and independence in their retirement. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
The rise of franchising, contracting, and other similar employment practices has made it harder to enforce worker protections like minimum wages, overtime pay, and… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
Memorial Day is all about celebrating the lives of the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share
