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WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2010) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement responding to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's announcement of $2 billion in grants under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The City of Chicago will receive $98 million and the city of Evanston will receive $18 million under the current round of grants, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747 (due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording). Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American Citizens through our Warden Network. Communications are very difficult within Haiti at this time.
You can also click on the following link for information: http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/index.htm
WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2009) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement in response to reports from media outlets that Blackwater (Xe) may have participated in covert C.I.A. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We should all be concerned if the allegations that have been reported in the press about Blackwater are correct. It is a serious matter and demands accountability.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 11, 2009) -- Seniors are losing their homes in huge numbers due to a surge in fraudulent reverse mortgage schemes that prey upon those in desperate financial situations. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, passed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives today that will protect seniors from the deceitful tactics by increasing the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency to investigate and prosecute these con artists.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 10, 2009) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement following the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that Rigo Padilla will be permitted to stay in the United States on a year-to-year basis and will be provided with a work permit. Rep. Schakowsky has been intimately involved with Rigo's case as well as the fight for immigration reform. Last week she introduced a private bill in the U.S. House on behalf of Mr. Padilla that is credited as the reason DHS stayed the deportation.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 23, 2009) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement in response to a voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million cribs ordered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada. Rep. Schakowsky is a lead co-sponsor of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, HR 4040, which seeks to improve product safety through prevention and increased authority. Speifically, Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2009) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement in response to proposals that Guantanamo Bay deatainees will be relocatoted to a prison in Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 10, 2009) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement committing herself to vote against health care reform that erodes a woman's right to choose. As a co-chair of the Congressional Women's Caucus and member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, Rep. Schakowsky has fought to expand women's rights and improve health care for all women. Rep. Schakowsky has added her name to letters that are being sent to the President and the Speaker, plainly establishing her position.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 7, 2009) — History was made today in the century long fight to reform the American health care system and provide quality, affordable health care to all Americans. With the strong support of Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, the House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and guarantee access to health insurance coverage for the uninsured.