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Schakowsky Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
November 27, 2008
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
November 27, 2008 		Contact: Peter Karafotas
(202) 226-6898

SCHAKOWSKY STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MUMBAI

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement today in response to the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

Schakowsky Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
November 24, 2008
Press Release

CHICAGO – Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:

“Today, we remember the lives lost to the horror of the Holocaust. Nearly six million Jewish people, including over one million children were senselessly executed in a horrific act of genocide. After World War II, my district became home for the largest population of Holocaust survivors second only to Israel. Today, there are an estimated 2,000 survivors living in the Chicago area. My district is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which ensures that the lessons of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

USDA Rural Development Announces Small Minority Producer Grant Recipients (Video)
November 12, 2008
Press Release
Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Douglas L. Faulkner today announced the selection of eight recipients in five states and the Territory of Guam to receive $1.3 million through the Small Minority Producer Grant program.
Schakowsky Statement in Honor of Veterans Day
November 11, 2008
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
November 11, 2008		Contact: Peter Karafotas
(202) 226-6898

SCHAKOWSKY STATEMENT IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day.

Pilot Missing in Action From The Vietnam War is Identified
November 10, 2008
Press Release
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
DoD Announces Recruiting And Retention Numbers For Fiscal 2008
November 4, 2008
Press Release
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2008.
Stock selloff accelerates
October 22, 2008
Press Release
Dow falls as much as 430 points as weak earnings, slumping oil and gold prices add to recession fears.
Debt-for-Nature Agreement to Conserve Peru's Tropical Forests (Video)
October 12, 2008
Press Release
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Peru have announced an agreement to reduce Peru's debt payments to the United States by more than $25 million over the next seven years. In return, the Government of Peru has committed these funds to support grants to protect the country's tropical forests.
House Passes Financial Rescue Plan
October 3, 2008
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
October 3, 2008 		Contact: Peter Karafotas
Schakowsky Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits
October 3, 2008
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
October 3, 2008 		Contact: Peter Karafotas