U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D, IL-9) launched the new, interactive You
Choose web page today, asking people to make decisions about the sequester's $1.2
trillion in across-the-board spending cuts and the House Republican
budget proposal.
You Choose is an alternative to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s YouCut page.
Schakowsky
said she’s launching the You Choose because she
wants to hear from her constituents and others around the country about their take on the nation's fiscal issues.
“Congress
will be making budget choices over the coming days and weeks that will
affect every person and business in our country,” Schakowsky said. “It
is critical to acknowledge that the question facing us isn’t just
whether we solve our fiscal challenges, but how we do it.”
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D, IL-9), faith-based leaders and immigrant
advocates broke bread together and signed a covenant Sunday in
support of comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform.
With no resolution in sight when it comes to finding a balance between bringing down the federal deficit and ensuring that the social safety net stays intact, many of the nation’s
most vulnerable citizens are concerned about the future of Social
Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Illinois labor representatives and U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky
(D-Evanston) and Bill Foster (D-Naperville) gathered in Chicago this morning on a national day of mobilization to call on House
Republicans to stop holding families and seniors hostage in the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations.