Local Rep. Schakowsky Urges Republicans to Act to Avert the Sequester by Gary Kopycinski on February 27, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Washington, DCâ(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013 â Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after speaking on the House floor yesterday about the sequester, the across-the-board spending cuts that will take effect at the end of the week: