Press Releases

March 9, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY, CLINTON, SUNUNU, BURNS FIGHT TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM UNSAFE CARS

BILL WOULD MANDATE CAR STANDARDS WHICH PROTECT KIDS FROM NON-CRASH RELATED ACCIDENTS

March 9, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY PRESSES BODMAN ON HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES, NUCLEAR INCIDENTS IN ILLINOIS

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today questioned Secretary of Energy Bodman about the record high natural gas prices facing Illinoisans, as well as the Administration's attempt to expand the nuclear power industry despite recent public health emergencies at Exelon plants in Illinois.

March 8, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY RESPONDS TO REPORT SHOWING RECORD HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES NOT CAUSED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND

MIDWESTERN ATTORNEYS' GENERAL REPORT SHOWS SPECULATION, GOUGING HAVE DRIVEN NATURAL GAS PRICES TO RECORD HEIGHTS

March 8, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY'S SAFE CALL BILL INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS' PHONE RECORDS

BILL PASSES HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE; WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO POSE AS OTHERS TO OBTAIN PRIVATE PHONE RECORDS

March 6, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT KIDS FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

INTRODUCES BILL IN RESPONSE TO REPORT ON RECALLED CHILDREN

March 3, 2006

IL CONGRESSIONAL COALITION DEMANDS ANSWERS ON FAA'S PLAN TO RELOCATE 100 WORKERS FROM DES PLAINES TO TEXAS

LETTER TO ADMINISTRATOR BLAKEY QUESTIONS PLAN'S IMPACT ON WORKERS, O'HARE MODERNIZATION AND SAFETY

March 2, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR TOUGH LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM TOXIC POLLUTANTS

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today urged her colleagues to support passage of a new law to regulate Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - toxic airborne chemicals - to protect public health.

Representative Schakowsky's full statement is below:

March 1, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY SAYS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO DRIVE BLIND WHEN BUYING USED CARS

WANTS TO ENSURE A CAR'S FULL HISTORY IS AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, today raised concerns about car title washing during a hearing in the Subcommittee. Title washing occurs when fraudsters erase the history of an automobile from its title before reselling it on the market.