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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 320 — Rep. Jan Schakowsky

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th district, a position she's held since 1999. She joins David to talk about her start in politics as a grassroots organizer, how early activism evolved into a career in public service, and her take on Congress today: from winning back the House majority to governing in the age of President Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

0:12.5

host, David Axelrod.

0:15.6

I've known Congresswoman Jan Chikowski since long before she was in public life when she

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was an activist for seniors and consumers in Illinois.

0:28.3

She has an extraordinary personal story about her transformation into an organizer and

0:35.2

an activist and ultimately an office holder.

0:37.8

Shelter has some pretty provocative things to say about President Trump and where we

0:43.0

are today in our politics.

0:45.0

But before we get to that conversation, I just want to remind you that next week we'll

0:48.2

begin at our new home.

0:50.1

The Axviles will be moving to Luminary, an exciting new podcast platform where you can

0:55.2

find all of your favorite podcasts and for premium subscribers, you'll have access not

1:00.4

just to the Axviles, but dozens of great shows that will come to you ad-free.

1:04.6

And if you go to luminary.link slash the Axviles before April 22nd, you can take advantage

1:10.6

of a subscription discount for our listeners.

1:13.3

Now here's that conversation with Jan Chikowski.

1:18.2

Jan Chikowski, my great long time friend.

1:27.0

It's good to see you here.

1:28.9

You know, one of the great blessings of doing this podcast is you think you know people

1:36.0

and then you do all this research just to get ready for the conversation and you learn

1:41.7

all kinds of things.

1:43.9

And I was so fascinated by your family story, which is not unlike my own family story,

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