Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS ACTION BY CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN ON PREDATORY LENDING
SCHAKOWSKY IS AUTHOR OF FIRST BILL IN CONGRESS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PREDATORY LENDERS
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed the action by the Federal Reserve to combat predatory lending. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors adopted many anti-predatory lending policies that Schakowsky called for in her bill, H.R. 3901, the Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2000.
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS LETTER SIGNED BY 200 ORGANIZATIONS CALLING
ON CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN TO CURTAIL PREDATORY LENDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today applauded the effort by more than 200 organizations calling on Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to use his authority to curtail predatory lending.
"This is an impressive grassroots effort. I hope that Chairman Greenspan will take respond and act by sendng a loud message to predatory lenders that they will no longer be permitted to rob homeowners of their homes," Schakowsky said.
SCHAKOWSKY WORKS WITH COLLEAGUES TO PRESERVE BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL
CALLS ON REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TO HONOR AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined Representatives Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and others to call on the Republican Leadership to honor a bipartisan agreement to fund labor, health and education priorities.
Below is Schakowsky's statement from today's news conference.
DEMOCRATS JOIN PRESIDENT CLINTON AT WHITE HOUSE TO DEMAND FUNDS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS WOULD BENEFIT UNDER PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined her colleagues at a White House event with President Clinton to demand full funding of Democratic school construction and modernization proposals.
Schakowsky issued the below statement following the White House event.