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September 4, 2002
SEPTEMBER 4, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY ADDRESSES HUNDREDS
OF SENIOR CITIZENS DURING
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS

September 3, 2002
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY RESPONDS TO ABSURD COLUMN BY MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY
OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

COLUMN ATTACKS CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS
TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN COLOMBIA


September 3, 2002
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY WELCOMES STUDENTS
BACK TO SCHOOL

JOINS DEBORAH LYNCH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO TEACHERS' UNION, TO GREET FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT CHRISTIAN EBINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) welcomed elementary school students and teachers back to school on Tuesday morning, September 3, 2002. Schakowsky was joined by Deborah Lynch, the President of the Chicago Teachers' Union, to greet faculty and students at Christian Ebinger Elementary School.


August 27, 2002
August 27, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY MAPS OUT PLAN TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR MINORITY CHILDREN

DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE SPEECH TO DOCTORS AT ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PARK RIDGE

PARK RIDGE, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today delivered a comprehensive speech on health care for minority children to doctors at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

"Minority children, their families and their caregivers are faced with two problems, not just one - the need to guarantee access to quality medical care and the need to guarantee that the care is free from bias," Schakowsky said.


August 15, 2002
AUGUST 15, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY ADDRESSES AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CONVENTION IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today addressed the American Federation of Government Employees Convention in Chicago. Schakowsky is a dues-paying member of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE!). Below is Schakowsky's statement.

Over the past 2 years, we have seen a coordinated and concerted effort by Republicans to attack public employees through (1) budget cuts, (2) privatization and deregulation and (3) anti-union activities.


August 1, 2002
AUGUST 1, 2002

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
USED ENRON-LIKE ACCOUNTING

TOP DEMOCRAT ON GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY SUBCOMMITTEE CALLS FOR HEARING ON LATEST PENTAGON FINANCIAL ABUSES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the top Democrat on the Government Efficiency Subcommittee, today called for a hearing to examine the latest round of financial abuses and accounting mismanagement at the Defense Department.


July 27, 2002
JULY 27, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY: "THE FAST TRACK ASSAULT
ON WORKERS,CHILDREN, WOMAN, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT"

July 26, 2002
JULY 26, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY: "THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHOULD NOT BECOME THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECRECY"

July 25, 2002
JULY 25, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY: "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER"

TOUGH CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY BILL FINALLY
PASSES IN REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Months after thousands of workers and investors lost jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives finally approved tough corporate and auditor accountability legislation.


July 24, 2002
JULY 24, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY CONDEMNS BUSH ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT OF PROPOSAL
THAT WOULD GRANT CORPORATIONS IMMUNITY AND DENY INFORMATION TO PUBLIC