Rep. Schakowsky: Free Trade Agreements Threaten American Jobs

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) spoke at an AFL-CIO rally against the three new Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia that congress is set to vote on.  She says that history has shown the dangers that come with agreements like NAFTA and the destruction they have on the American economy. (0:37)

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House Dem: GOP Is Exploiting Solyndra Case

During a hearing Friday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said Republicans are using the Solyndra case to cut funding from alternative energy development, which poses a danger to America’s future. (0:38)

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Illinois Democrat: Insurance Providers Will Soon Need To Publicly Justify Rate Increases

According to Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), insurance providers will soon be required to provide customers with the justifications for rate increases. Schakowsky noted that companies that fail to provide this service will be banned from participating in the insurance exchanges set up through the law. (0:39)

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Health Reform Will Help The Sick, Says Illinois Democrat

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) says that parents of sick children around the country will sleep better at night knowing that their kids will receive the help they need now that health reform has passed. (0:28)
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Obama Health Proposal Would Prohibit Some Insurance Rate Increases, Says Democrat Schakowsky

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) says during a hearing on Wednesday that President Barack Obama's health reform proposal has measures in place that would help prevent insurance companies from randomy raising their customers' rates. (0:26)
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Illinois Democrat Hopes State Of The Union Address Changed Minds

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) says that she hopes that the president's State of the Union address was able to convince some Republicans to move health care reform legislation along.(0:11)
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Former Congressman Bob Ney interviews Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky about investigating Bush administration

Former Congressman Bob Ney interviews Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky about investigating Bush administration at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (01:53).
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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: Obama's message couldn't be more different than his pastor

At the Take Back America conference, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, (D-IL) speaks about the 2008 election and the firestorm surrounding Barack Obama and his pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright just minutes before Obama's speech on the subject. (11:35)
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