Press Releases
Community Health Centers: Models for Universal Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently wrote in a column that ".we must make a national commitment to universal health care - to guarantee that every person has access to comprehensive, quality, and affordable medical services." The column appeared in Health Source, the monthly publication of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association.
Below is Schakowsky's column.
Community Health Centers: Models for Universal Health Care
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS HUD FOR GIVING ILLINOIS FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
FHA TO INSURE $29 BILLION IN HOME MORTGAGES IN ILLINOIS OVER FIVE YEARS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today applauded the announcement by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will help give families in Illinois a chance to buy a home and own a part of the American dream.
A REAL MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) is working in Congress to give seniors a real Medicare prescription drug benefit that is universal, voluntary, and affordable and builds on the solid foundation of the program. Read Schakowsky's recent statement from the Congressional Record, along with a New York Times Op-ed on the subject.
SCHAKOWSKY JOINS WAXMAN AND GEPHARDT
TO INTRODUCE THE NURSING HOME QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) to introduce the Nursing Home Quality Protection Act.
"Earlier this year, I released a study of nursing homes in Chicago. I found that many seniors in Chicago area nursing homes are not receiving quality medical and personal care. That is why I am very pleased today that we are talking about solutions and not only the problem," said Schakowsky.
SCHAKOWSKY ENDORSES COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION BILL
INTRODUCED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER CONYERS
BILL INCLUDES SCHAKOWSKY MEASURE TO
STRENGTHEN RIGHTS FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today expressed her strong support for the Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2000, a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI).
KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON SCHAKOWSKY BILL
TO STRENGTHEN RIGHTS OF BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims today held a hearing on a bill introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) to strengthen the rights of battered immigrant women. The Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act, H.R. 3083, builds on the successes of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, allowing battered immigrant women to escape domestic abuse by addressing adverse incentives that trap them in violent relationships.
SENATOR DURBIN AND REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY CALL ON FTC TO CONTINUE GAS PRICES INVESTIGATION DESPITE FALLING PRICES AT THE PUMP
SAY INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO "PREVENT A SIMILAR SITUATION FROM OCCURRING THIS WINTER WITH NATURAL GAS AND HOME HEATING OIL"
URGE FTC TO PRESENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS TO CONGRESS BEFORE END OF JULY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called on Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky to continue the investigation into possible illegal price gouging by oil companies.