Press Releases

APRIL 28, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
CONSUMER PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on consumer protection.

Referring to Yo-Yo balls, a popular toy that poses a strangulation risk to children, a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) spokesman said:

APRIL 27, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SAVE TAXPAYERS
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS A YEAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today introduced legislation that would save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. U.S. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee and a leader on government accountability, is an original cosponsor of the bill.

APRIL 26, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY REACTS TO REPORT SUGGESTING THAT THE DEATH OF
"ONE IN FOUR" SOLDIERS IN IRAQ
COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, today issued the following statement after Newsweek reported ".that perhaps one in four of those killed in combat in Iraq might be alive if they had had stronger armor around them. Thousands more who were unprotected have suffered grievous wounds, such as the loss of limbs." (Newsweek, 5/3/04)

APRIL 23, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS ASIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS TO WARN AGAINST
GROWING CRISIS

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined leaders in the Asian community to warn against a growing crisis where elderly and disabled Vietnamese, Cambodian and Chinese refugees have lost or are about to lose their Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

APRIL 16, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE ENVIRONMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the environment.

Announcing the list of 474 counties nation-wide where the air does not meet the health standard for ground-level ozone, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Mike Leavitt said:

APRIL 21, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: RESERVISTS FORCED
TO INVADE SAVINGS TO SUBSIDIZE
WAR IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a vote on H.R. 1779, a bill that allows reservists to make penalty-free withdrawals from their Individual Retirement Accounts, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today chastised the Republican leadership for failing to schedule votes on legislation that would bring real financial relief to soldiers and their families.

APRIL 21, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
COST OF IRAQ WAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the cost of war in Iraq.

On September 15th 2002, former White House economic advisor Lawrence Lindsay estimated the high limit on the cost to be 1-2% of GNP, or about $100-$200 billion. Mitch Daniels, Director of the Office of Management and Budget subsequently discounted this estimate as "very, very high" and stated that the costs would be between $50-$60 billion.

APRIL 20, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

During his prime time news conference last week, President Bush said:

"Nobody in our government, at least, and I don't think the prior government, could envision flying airplanes into buildings on such a massive scale." (President Bush, 4/13/04)

However, according to a USA Today story: