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March 16, 2006
LEE-SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT TO PREVENT PERMANENT U.S. MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC -- An amendment to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act sponsored by U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Barbara Lee, founding members of the Out-of-Iraq Caucus, today passed the House of Representatives. The Lee-Schakowsky-Allen-Hinchey amendment would prevent the U.S. from establishing permanent bases in Iraq.
March 15, 2006
SCHAKOWSKY URGES SUPPORT FOR LIBERIA
SAYS SIRLEAF'S HISTORIC ELECTION WILL TO NEW DAY FOR WAR-TORN NATION
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today delivered the following statement in response to a joint session of Congress welcoming newly elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Schakowsky first met Sirleaf, the female African head-of-state, on an official delegation trip to Liberia three weeks ago.
The full statement is below:
March 14, 2006
SCHAKOWSKY AND VELAZQUEZ, UNITE HERE, MILITARY APPAREL WORKERS RELEASE REPORT UNCOVERING SWEATSHOPS IN THE U.S. MILITARY UNIFORM INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, DC -- At a press conference today, UNITE HERE released "Conduct Unbecoming: Sweatshops and the U.S. Military Uniform Industry," documenting poor working conditions in factories that make uniforms for the armed forces. The report finds that uniforms for our country's enlisted men and women are often sewn in domestic sweatshops with conditions more like what people expect to see overseas than here in the United States.
March 9, 2006
SCHAKOWSKY PRESSES BODMAN ON HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES, NUCLEAR INCIDENTS IN ILLINOIS
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today questioned Secretary of Energy Bodman about the record high natural gas prices facing Illinoisans, as well as the Administration's attempt to expand the nuclear power industry despite recent public health emergencies at Exelon plants in Illinois.
Below is Schakowsky's statement from the Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on the Bush Administration's FY2007 energy budget:
March 8, 2006
SCHAKOWSKY RESPONDS TO REPORT SHOWING RECORD HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES NOT CAUSED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
MIDWESTERN ATTORNEYS' GENERAL REPORT SHOWS SPECULATION, GOUGING HAVE DRIVEN NATURAL GAS PRICES TO RECORD HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON, DC -- Four Midwestern Attorneys General today released a study on skyrocketing natural gas prices which concluded that supply and demand alone cannot account for the dramatic increase in natural gas prices facing consumers in the Midwest and across the country. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement in reaction to the study:
March 6, 2006
SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT KIDS FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
INTRODUCES BILL IN RESPONSE TO REPORT ON RECALLED CHILDREN
CHICAGO, IL -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, today announced new legislation to better protect children from dangerous products. Schakowsky said she would introduce the Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act, which would set mandatory safety standards for children's products.Representative Schakowsky's full statement is below, as prepared for delivery:
March 3, 2006
IL CONGRESSIONAL COALITION DEMANDS ANSWERS ON FAA'S PLAN TO RELOCATE 100 WORKERS FROM DES PLAINES TO TEXAS
LETTER TO ADMINISTRATOR BLAKEY QUESTIONS PLAN'S IMPACT ON WORKERS, O'HARE MODERNIZATION AND SAFETY
WASHINGTON, DC -- - A bi-partisan coalition of members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey demanding answers on a plan to displace approximately 100 workers from the FAA's Great Lakes Regional Office in Des Plaines. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, and U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Mark Kirk, and Melissa Bean.