Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF AIRLINE SECURITY BILL THAT MAKES THE SKIES THE SAFEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN
CONGRESS APPROVES THE AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Our actions today will help to make the skies the safest that they have ever been. Since the disasters of September 11, the American public has been waiting for us to act. While I am glad that we are finally meeting their demands, we should done so weeks ago. There should have been no delay in responding to the safety concerns of airline passengers and airline workers. That should have been our first priority.
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS IT IS REPREHENSIBLE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTINUE TO DENY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS THEIR RIGHTFUL CLAIMS
1100 SURVIVORS FROM ILLINOIS FILED CLAIMS FOR INSURANCE; ONLY 14 HAVE RECEIVED OFFERS FOR PAYMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a hearing today of the House Government Reform Committee, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said that it is reprehensible that insurance companies continue to deny Holocaust survivors their rightful claims. Schakowsky's Congressional District includes Skokie, home to one of the largest concentrations of survivors in the country.
SCHAKOWSKY FIGHTS IDENTITY THEFT BY TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), who authored legislation last year to protect consumers against identity theft, expressed urgency in addressing this growing crime especially in the wake of the September 11 attack.
Schakowsky issued the following statement during a hearing of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Ways & Means Subcommittee on Social Security.