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Jan Schakowsky Biography

Janice Danoff Schakowsky /ʃəˈkaʊski/ (born May 26, 1944) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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

War, Years, Troops, Insurgency, Tens, Targets

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

Community, Illinois, Public, Sites, Year, Years

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.

Order, Generations, Firsts, Future, Life, Firsthand

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

America, Community, Experience, Immigrant, Opportunity

As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur, Sudan.

Atrocities, Genocide, Jew, Idle, Sit

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown, the denial of this right to minorities is a scar on our system of democracy.

Democracy, Important, Minorities, Nation, Scar, Vote

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Ideas, Leadership, Running, Simply

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.

Illinois, Law, Luck, Works, Found, Followed

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.

Believe, Final, Giving, Gun, Supporting, Word

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.

Community, Crisis, Grateful, Health, Important, Nation

When we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.

Earthquakes, Exist, Help, Helping, Sick

Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.

Care, Constituents, Day, Provide, Quality

Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U. S. troops from Iraq, both chambers of Congress acted to make sure our troops will not be left in Iraq indefinitely.

Congress, Iraq, Timetable, Troops, Withdrawal

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