Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENATOR KENNEDY AND OTHERS FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF AMERICA UP IN ARMS
MOVIE KICKS OFF EVENTS BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 2 THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR FIRST MONDAY 2000: UNITE TO END GUN VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and a bipartisan group of House members at the unveiling of America Up in Arms. The movie by filmmaker Rory Kennedy is a compelling story of three families who lost their children to gun violence and is the centerpiece of First Monday 2000 campaign.
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF VAWA
INCLUDES PROVISION SIMILAR TO SCHAKOWSKY BILL TO FUND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR BATTERED WOMEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed the passage of H.R. 1248, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by the House of Representatives. Included in the bill is a provision similar to Schakowsky's bill, H.R. 1352, to fund transitional housing for battered women and children.
VAWA is slated to expire on September 30th unless the House and Senate reauthorize the legislation. The Senate has yet to act on its version of the bill.
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS $1.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP ILLINOIS DEVELOP UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN
SCHAKOWSKY ORGANIZED LETTER IN JULY URGING APPROVAL OF GRANT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today applauded a $1.2 million federal grant to help Illinois develop a plan to provide health care coverage to the uninsured.
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS CONSUMERS IN CHICAGO ARE FACING MORE BAD NEWS THIS WINTER
CUSTOMERS WILL PAY 50% MORE FOR NATURAL GAS TO HEAT THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF ENERGY COMPANIES MANIPULATING PRICES AND SUPPLY TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said that consumers in Chicago and Illinois are facing more bad news this winter. Schakowsky said that customers in Illinois will have to pay 50% or more to heat their homes with natural gas because energy companies are manipulating prices and supply to maximize profits.
SCHAKOWSKY, MALONEY AND OTHERS CALL ON HUD
TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PREDATORY LENDERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today called on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Andrew Cuomo to take immediate action to protect consumers from predatory lenders. Nineteen other women members of Congress signed the letter.
In the letter, the members specifically called on the Secretary to:
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT RESTORES A MEASURE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY TO IMMIGRATION LAW
H.R. 5062 WOULD FIX HARSH DEPORTATION PROVISIONS AFFECTING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS &
H.R. 2883 WOULD CONFER AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP TO ADOPTED FOREIGN BORN CHILDREN OF U.S. CITIZENS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed the passage of two bills that restore a measure of fairness and equity to immigration law.