Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
Janice "Jan" Schakowskyis the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 May 1944
CountryUnited States of America
believe gun giving
I believe.....this is my final word......I believe that I'm supporting the Constitution of the United States which does not give the right for any individual to own a handgun....
nsa states head-of-state
Why did we not know that heads of state were being eavesdropped on, spied on? We are the intelligence committee and we didn't know that.
strong war doors
Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.
law illinois luck
It would be one thing if we could say the system works [in Illinois], and that individuals followed procedures and were found innocent, but in fact in all the cases it was really a fluke ... We find persistent wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. It's really sheer luck that those convicted of these [capital] crimes were exonerated in the end.
opportunity america community
Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America.
years illinois community
In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year.
war years target
Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.
quality care primaries
Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.
jobs
20,000 jobs is really not that many jobs.
atrocities idle jew
As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur, Sudan.
order firsts generations
As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come to this Nation in order to create a better life for themselves, their families, and future generations.
leadership running ideas
The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.
earthquakes sick helping
When we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.
years drug results
Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best.