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
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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 the problem of all the violence that's in Iraq.
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We need a vibrant Medicaid program and strategies to expand affordable access to health care for all, especially for the specialty care services that community health centers do not provide.
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