Press Releases
August 2, 2001
August 1, 2001
AUGUST 1, 2001
SCHAKOWSKY ACCUSES REPUBLICANS OF SHAMELESS PANDERING TO ENERGY COMPANIES
SCHAKOWSKY ACCUSES REPUBLICANS OF SHAMELESS PANDERING TO ENERGY COMPANIES
"BIG OIL AND BIG GAS TO REAP MAJOR REWARDS
IN ENERGY BILL AND CONSUMERS TO GET NO RELIEF"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said today that she was not surprised that Republicans passed an energy bill, H.R. 4, that provides no real relief to consumers, while guaranteeing billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to big oil and big gas.
July 30, 2001
JULY 30, 2001
SCHAKOWSKY CONTINUES TO COMBAT WASTE AND ABUSE
AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), ranking Democrat on the Government Efficiency Subcommittee, today stated that a General Accounting Office report that uncovered abuse of purchasing cards at the Department of Defense is "just the tip of the iceberg."
SCHAKOWSKY CONTINUES TO COMBAT WASTE AND ABUSE
AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), ranking Democrat on the Government Efficiency Subcommittee, today stated that a General Accounting Office report that uncovered abuse of purchasing cards at the Department of Defense is "just the tip of the iceberg."
Below is Schakowsky's full Subcommittee statement:
July 30, 2001
JULY 30, 2001
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF REAL REFORMS TO PROTECT HMO PATIENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a speech delivered today on the House floor, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on the Republican Leadership to schedule an immediate vote on the "real" Patients' Bill of Rights. The bipartisan Ganske-Dingell-Norwood-Berry Patients' Rights Bill, H.R. 2563, which is supported by patients, medical professionals, and health caregivers, would ensure that HMOs are held accountable for their actions.
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF REAL REFORMS TO PROTECT HMO PATIENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a speech delivered today on the House floor, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on the Republican Leadership to schedule an immediate vote on the "real" Patients' Bill of Rights. The bipartisan Ganske-Dingell-Norwood-Berry Patients' Rights Bill, H.R. 2563, which is supported by patients, medical professionals, and health caregivers, would ensure that HMOs are held accountable for their actions.
Below is Schakowsky statement before the House:
July 30, 2001
July 26, 2001
July 24, 2001
July 24, 2001
July 20, 2001
JULY 20, 2001
AARP CRITICIZES BUSH SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION PLAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed AARP for publicly criticizing plans by the Bush Administration to privatize Social Security. Schakowsky inserted the statement below in the Congressional Record, along with a statement by AARP Executive Director William D. Novellithe.
AARP CRITICIZES BUSH SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION PLAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed AARP for publicly criticizing plans by the Bush Administration to privatize Social Security. Schakowsky inserted the statement below in the Congressional Record, along with a statement by AARP Executive Director William D. Novellithe.
Mr. Speaker, Next week, the President's handpicked Social Security Commission will issue an interim report, a version of which is already circulating among Commission members, the media and Social Security experts.
July 19, 2001