Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY CONFRONTS WASTE IN GOVERNMENT AND DISAPPEARING TAX DOLLARS
PRESIDENT BUSH'S TAX CUT HAS ENDED THE BRIEF PERIOD OF SURPLUSES, AND RETURNED US TO MASSIVE DEFICITS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Congressional hearing today entitled "Disappearing Tax Dollars," U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said that "there simply is not enough money to fund the government next year."
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF FEDERAL
DOLLARS FOR MORTON GROVE
$500,000 INCLUDED IN COMMITTEE-PASSED
APPROPRIATIONS BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today applauded action by a key House committee which approved $500,000 in federal funds for the Village of Morton Grove. The House Appropriations Committee passed the Transportation funding bill, which includes the funds for the Dempster Commercial Corridor Improvement Project in the Village of Morton Grove.
SCHAKOWSKY OPPOSES LATEST
ASSAULT ON CONSUMERS IN REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) voted against H.R. 4600, the latest assault on consumers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
"Instead of addressing medical malpractice or medical malpractice insurers, this bill is a plain and simple assault on the rights of consumers - health care patients and their families who have already been injured once would be injured again and again because of this bill," Schakowsky said.
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ESTABLISHMENT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called the establishment of violence against women office in the Department of Justice as a step in the right direction.
"Violence against women is one of the most serious problems in this country today, and we need to have strong laws, adequate resources, and effective enforcement efforts in order to combat it. I believe the establishment of this office is a step in that direction," Schakowsky said.