Press Releases

SAFE SCHOOL FOOD ACT OF 2003 TO INCREASE FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the top Democrat on the Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, today joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) in announcing comprehensive legislation to increase protection for students against food-borne illnesses.

BUSH PLANS WOULD INCREASE ILLINOIS
BUDGET DEFICIT BY $2 BILLION

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined The Illinois Fair Taxes for All Coalition to warn that President Bush's latest tax cuts for the rich and budget proposals would raise Illinois' already growing budget deficit. During a news conference, the Coalition released a report which found that the proposed White House tax and budget plans would cost Illinois $2 billion.

OPPOSES EFFORTS TO ALLOW A FEW MEDIA CONGLOMERATESTO OWN EVEN MORE MEDIA OUTLETS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said she opposes the elimination and weakening of Federal Communications Commission rules that would limit even further consumer choice by allowing a few media conglomerates to own more media outlets. Schakowsky is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

STUDY FINDS INSURANCE COMPANIES, NOT LAWSUITS, ARE REASON RATES SKYROCKET FOR ILLINOIS DOCTORS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today said that doctors in Illinois misdiagnosed the medical malpractice insurance crisis. Schakowsky pointed to an Americans for Insurance Reform study which found that insurance companies, not lawsuits, are causing malpractice insurance rates to rise for Illinois doctors.

TOP DEMOCRAT ON CONSUMER PROTECTION SUBCOMMITTEE
ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION TO SET NATIONAL
TESTING AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR DURABLE INFANT AND TODDLER PRODUCTS