Press Releases
REPS. WAXMAN AND SCHAKOWSKY CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO RESCIND HIS EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT GREATLY RESTRICTS PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
"The Executive Order violates the intent of Congress
and keeps the public in the dark"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a hearing of the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released a letter to President Bush calling on him to rescind his Executive Order limiting the public's access to Presidential records.
SCHAKOWSKY URGES AGGRESSIVE SAFETY MEASURES FOR POSTAL WORKERS AND CONSUMERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Government Reform hearing, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on the federal government to take aggressive measures to ensure the safety and security of postal workers and consumers.
Below is Schakowsky's statement before the Committee:
SHAME ON THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today submitted a Congressional Record statement on the recently approved Republican so-called economic stimulus package. The Following is Schakowsky 's statement:
Mr. Speaker: I am disappointed, but not surprised, by what took place in the House of Representatives last week. By the narrowest of margins, the tired old agenda of tax cuts for the rich and giveaways to the corporate interests and big business scored another victory in the Republican-controlled House.