Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS DEMOCRATIC HOMEOWNERSHIP LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed the Democratic homeownership legislative agenda. The agenda was unveiled during a news conference attended by Democratic members of the Banking Committee, lawmakers, and consumer and community groups.
Schakowsky, a member of the Housing and Community Opportunity Banking Subcommittee, said, "The Democrats are committed to helping those who wish to own their own home and have a piece of the American Dream."
SCHAKOWSKY, SANDERS RELEASE LETTER CALLING ON PRESIDENT TO HOLD FIRM IN PROTECTING MEDICARELETTER SIGNED BY MORE THAN 110 HOUSE MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representatives Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today released a letter signed by more than 110 members of Congress calling on the President to protect the interests of the 39 million seniors and persons with disabilities who rely on Medicare.
The letter calls on the President to reject the disastrous proposals that were nearly approved by the Bipartisan Commission on Medicare as the Administration develops its own plan to save Medicare.
REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY CALLS EMERGENCY SPENDING BILLA DISASTER FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE HUNGRY & THE HOMELESSACCORDING TO HUD, MORE THAN 60,000FAMILIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COULD LOSE THEIR HOMES
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called the $15 billion emergency spending bill a disaster for low-income families, the hungry, and the homeless.
"This bill sends a clear message to the American people. Congress will protect the interests of oil companies and defense contractors, but will turn its back on the most vulnerable among us -- the homeless and the hungry," said Schakowsky.
REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKYRECEIVES ASSURANCES FROM INS COMMISSIONER MEISSNER THAT HUBBING PLAN HAS BEEN DROPPED
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) received assurances today from Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner Doris Meissner that the controversial "hubbing" proposal has been dropped. The meeting took place in Schakowsky's Capitol Hill office.
From the start, immigrants rights advocates and Representative Schakowsky opposed the hubbing plan, which would have relocated, based on ethnicity, people slated for deportation and those seeking asylum in the United States.