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SCHAKOWSKY, DURBIN HOLD JOINT HEARING ON FOOD SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR NATIONAL DATABASE TO PROVIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH INFORMATION ON VENDORS PRIOR TO AWARDING SCHOOL LUNCH CONTRACTS
April 30, 2002
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APRIL 30, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY, DURBIN HOLD JOINT HEARING ON FOOD SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR NATIONAL DATABASE TO PROVIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH INFORMATION ON VENDORS PRIOR TO AWARDING SCHOOL LUNCH CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a joint House-Senate committee hearing on school lunch safety, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said, "With all the concerns they have today, parents deserve a federal guarantee that the food their children eat at school is safe."

SCHAKOWSKY ADDRESSES COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS 2002 ANNUAL CONFERENCE DEMOCRACY AFTER FLORIDA: STATE STRATEGIES TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LIFE
April 29, 2002
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APRIL 29, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY ADDRESSES COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS 2002 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

DEMOCRACY AFTER FLORIDA: STATE STRATEGIES TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LIFE

SCHAKOWSKY WELCOMES HOUSE PASSAGE OF INS REFORM BILL A FIRST STEP TOWARD MEETING GOALS OF ENSURING SECURITY AND IMPROVING SERVICE }
April 25, 2002
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APRIL 25, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY WELCOMES HOUSE PASSAGE OF INS REFORM BILL

A FIRST STEP TOWARD MEETING GOALS OF ENSURING SECURITY AND IMPROVING SERVICE
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) welcomed passage of long overdue legislation by the House to overhaul the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) as a first step towards ensuring security and improving service.

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS POST ENRON ACCOUNTING REFORM BILL A SHAM
April 24, 2002
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APRIL 24, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS POST ENRON ACCOUNTING REFORM BILL A "SHAM"
SCHAKOWSKY: PRESIDENT BUSH HAS MADE AN UNPRECEDENTED ASSAULT ON THE PUBLICS RIGHT TO KNOW
April 24, 2002
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APRIL 24, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY: "PRESIDENT BUSH HAS MADE AN UNPRECEDENTED ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW"
SCHAKOWSKY JOINS REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND ACT
April 24, 2002
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APRIL 24, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS
IN CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND ACT
DEMOCRATS LEAD CHARGE TO HELP LEGAL IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO NEED FOOD
April 23, 2002
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APRIL 23, 2002

DEMOCRATS LEAD CHARGE TO HELP LEGAL
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO NEED FOOD
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS FIELD HEARING IN NEW YORK ON WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT: ARE THEY BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING
April 22, 2002
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APRIL 22, 2002

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS FIELD HEARING IN NEW YORK ON "WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT: ARE THEY BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING"

NEW YORK, NY - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), ranking Democratic member of the Government Efficiency Subcommittee, today joined members of the Subcommittee for a field hearing in New York on "Women in Management: Are They Breaking the Glass Ceiling?"

The full text of Schakowsky's statement follows:

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS THOUSANDS TO PROTEST U.S. POLICY ON COLOMBIA
April 21, 2002
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APRIL 21, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS THOUSANDS TO PROTEST U.S. POLICY ON COLOMBIA
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS REPUBLICANS LATEST TAX GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH A DISASTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PERMANENTLY EXTENDING LAST YEARS TAX CUT WOULD DRAIN $4 TRILLION FROM SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND
April 18, 2002
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APRIL 18, 2002

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS REPUBLICAN'S LATEST TAX GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH A DISASTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

PERMANENTLY EXTENDING LAST YEAR'S TAX CUT WOULD DRAIN $4 TRILLION FROM SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today warned that $4 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund would go to pay for more tax giveaways to the rich just at the time when the baby boom generation begins to retire.