Local Statement by Representative Jan Schakowsky on the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act by Gary Kopycinski on February 28, 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 28, 2013. Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the House passing the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: