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.

In hearings held by the House Energy and Commerce Subcomittee in July 2006 Schakowsky expressed concern that a report from the National Academy of Sciences showing discrepancies among scientists studying global warming might be "used in a way to discredit the whole notion that our country and the rest of the industrialized and developing world ought to do anything about global warming". She was one of the earliest and most emphatic supporters of U. She frequently gains ratings of between 90 and 100 from liberal and progressive interest groups and lower ratings from conservative groups.

Janice "Jan" Schakowsky (born May 26 1944) is the U. The district includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs including Niles Evanston Skokie Wilmette Winnetka Park Ridge Des Plaines and Rosemont.