Thank you for helping make this year's Ultimate Women's Power Lunch a huge success! If you would like to view video of the remarks given by Congresswoman Schakowsky or Cecile Richards, click on the links below:
Jan Schakowsky's Speech
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2013 Ultimate Women's Power Lunch a Huge Success!
2013 Ultimate Women's Power Lunch
I'm very excited to announce the 2013 Ultimate Women's Power Lunch, with special guest, Cecile Richards, the President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
We have a lot to celebrate at this years lunch, but we know the fight for Women's rights is never over, the progress we've made is constantly under threat. Cecile Richards is one of the strongest voices for Women we have. Join Cecile, me, and a few thousand other powerful women at the Ultimate Women's Power Lunch.
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Friday, May 3rd
Chicago Hilton
720 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Power Lunch Guest: $150
11:30 AM - registration opens
12PM - 2PM - Lunch and Program (International Ballroom)
Thank You!
What a thrilling election night! You likely share my exhilaration and yes, relief, but I hope you also feel very proud that you helped make the victories happen.
Without the work done out of the 9th Congressional District, Barack Obama might have lost Iowa, or Wisconsin, or the popular vote. Thanks to all of you who boarded the buses for long days of traveling and door-knocking. Thanks to all the phone-callers who made tens of thousands of calls to voters in Illinois and around the country. Thanks to all of you who gave generously of your money, making it possible for candidates like me to have yard signs, flyers, and paid organizers. Thanks to the volunteers who served as managers, drivers, recruiters, data inputters and the dozens of other jobs that it takes to win elections.
Our work has been recognized at the highest levels, and we are known around the country for delivering. YOU ARE THE BEST!!
2012 General Election Endorsements
President and Vice President
Barack Obama & Joe Biden #1
Representative, 9th District
Janice Schakowsky #11
A Preview of Romney-Ryan World
Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a real life view of what a Romney-Ryan world would actually look like – and it’s not a pretty picture.
On Tuesday night, I went to a fundraiser for a local community leader whose kidneys have failed. He lost his good job and now he could lose his life because he can’t afford to continue his insurance. Oh, and he may lose his house as well.
Even as I wrote my check at the crowded bar, I was shaking my head in sadness that in 2012 in the United States of America, Dave has to rely on the financial ability and generosity of his friends in order to get the life-saving care he needs. I thought about the donation cans one sees at convenience stores that carry the sad story of a child with cancer and encourage shoppers to drop in their change. And I realized that this is Romney-Ryan World.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: Millionaires Over Medicare
The choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney became even more stark today with the selection of Paul Ryan as Romney’s Vice President. From Mitt Romney, the message is clear: Millionaires over Medicare.
In choosing Ryan, Mitt Romney has now doubled down in support of an extreme economic plan, clearly spelled out in the controversial Republican budget that Paul Ryan authored, that takes from the poor and middle class and further enriches the wealthiest Americans. President Obama has called this “Robinhood in Reverse…Romneyhood.”
2012 Ultimate Women's Power Lunch with Lilly Ledbetter and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Friends,
I'm thrilled to announce the 11th Annual Ultimate Women's Power Lunch will be held at the Hilton Chicago on May 4th 2012. We will be featuring keynote speaker US Senator Amy Klobuchar and special guest Lilly Ledbetter. Lilly's work for equal pay led to The Obama Administration's first accomplishment in office, signing the act that bears her name, the Lilly Ledbetter act, into law. Amy Klobuchar, the first woman Senator from Minnesota, is one of brightest (and funniest) of all. We are excited to have them both for our luncheon.
The GOP Presidential race has brought a profoundly disturbing return of anti-woman rhetoric, and now more than ever we need to stand up and remind the GOP what a room full of powerful women can do. Join Amy, Lilly, myself, and several hundred powerful women (and some very secure men) at this year's Ultimate Women's Power Lunch.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Hilton Chicago International Ballroom
720 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
Power Lunch Guest: $150
Featured Guest Speakers: Lilly Ledbetter and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Hilton Chicago International Ballroom
720 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
Power Lunch Guest: $150
Featured Guest Speakers: Lilly Ledbetter and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
11:30 AM - registration opens
12PM - 2PM - Lunch and Program (International Ballroom)
2PM - Book signing with Lilly Ledbetter, Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond
(Click here to purchase tickets.)
(Click here to purchase tickets.)
2012 Primary Endorsements
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Every election cycle I endorse candidates that share my vision of Progressive Democratic politics, I hope you consider joining me in supporting these wonderful candidates. President of the United States: Barack Obama Evanston Referenda: |
Republicans: Beware of Angry Women
This is a warning to Republicans politicians: Women are watching you! Whether you are running for President, Congress or for the state legislature, you may be feeling very self righteous and comfortable, kind of like the old days when men were men and free to say things out loud about women that for years now have been relegated to locker rooms. Like that funny Rush Limbaugh who said, “If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.” Ha!
Support the Jobs Agenda
I will be introducing a bill, The Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act, to put over 2 million people to work. Economists estimate a 1.3 percent reduction in unemployment. It costs $227 billion dollars for 2 years and can be paid for by requiring millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share as in my Fairness in Taxation Act.
Every penny of this plan must go to a job -- not to a tax incentive in the hopes that somebody creates a job. This two-year jobs program will help get the economy up and running again while investing in critical areas of our nation’s infrastructure. The New York Times said in an Editorial this week that this plan is an idea worth fighting for.
Every penny of this plan must go to a job -- not to a tax incentive in the hopes that somebody creates a job. This two-year jobs program will help get the economy up and running again while investing in critical areas of our nation’s infrastructure. The New York Times said in an Editorial this week that this plan is an idea worth fighting for.