Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY RAISES CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO KATRINA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today raised concerns about why government officials failed to evacuate patients at New Orleans' Charity Hospital and at nursing homes throughout the city in a statement before a joint hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Representative Schakowsky's statement is below:
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN THE WAKE OF KATRINA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, today called for protections to protect consumers from the economic fallout of Hurricane Katrina in a hearing before the Subcommittee.
Representative Schakowsky's statement is below:
REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY TODAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SIMON WIESENTHAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Statement by Representative Schakowsky on the passing of Simon Wiesenthal:
Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate Simon Wiesenthal, who passed away last night at the age of 96. Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, founded the Simon Wiesenthal Center in 1997, and is responsible for brining over 1,100 Nazi war criminals to justice. Equally as important, he is the founder of the world renowned Museum of Tolerance, which works diligently for the defense of human rights and the Jewish people.
CALLS FOR DIVERSIFIED MEDIA OWNERSHIP AS REMEDY FOR OBJECTIONABLE BROADCAST CONTENT
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today spoke in support of protecting free speech and diversifying media ownership at the Future of Music Policy Summit.
Representative Schakowsky's statement is below:
SCHAKOWSKY: PEOPLE WILL DIE IF WE CUT $10 BILLION FROM MEDICAID
MEDICAID EXPANSION NEEDED DUE TO HURRICANE KATRINA, INCREASES IN POVERTY AND UNINSURED RATES
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today spoke out against cuts to Medicaid in a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Representative Schakowsky said that due to the Hurricane, and the number of middle class Americans who have slipped below the poverty line and lost their health insurance, Medicaid should be strengthened and expanded, rather than cut by $10 billion.Representative Schakowsky's statement is below: