Press Releases
MAY 11, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
EDUCATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on education.
Speaking today to students, teachers and parents at Butterfield Junior High School in Van Buren, Arkansas, President Bush touted the No Child Left Behind law. He said:
MAY 10, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY:
PRESIDENT BUSH DISPLAYS INEPT LEADERSHIP BY PUBLICLY SUPPORTING DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD
CHICAGO, IL - Even as the prison abuse scandal in Iraq widens, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Chief Deputy Whip, today called President Bush's support for Defense Secretary Rumsfeld "disturbing" and a "public display of the President's inept leadership."
MAY 7, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY PLEDGES TO WORK FOR ADDITIONAL SOUNDPROOFING FUNDS
FOR 9TH CD DURING ADDRESS TO O'HARE NOISE COMPATIBILITY COMMISSION
ROSEMONT, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today addressed the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC) and renewed her pledge to seek more federal funds to the 9th Congressional District for soundproofing and noise mitigation projects.
Below is Schakowsky's statement:
MAY 6, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY VOTES AGAINST REPUBLICAN "EMBARRASSINGLY INADEQUATE" RESOLUTION
ON IRAQI PRISONERS ABUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement in opposition to a non-binding Congressional Resolution on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
The text of Schakowsky's statement is below:
MAY 6, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY INTRODUCES MAJOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE PATIENT
CARE & TO CURB NURSING SHORTAGEWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today unveiled legislation that would greatly improve patient care while helping to curb the nursing shortage that has left hospitals across the country dangerously understaffed.