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SCHAKOWSKY SAYS REPUBLICANS FY07 BUDGET PUTS INTERESTS OF K STREET BEFORE NEEDS OF MAIN STREET; Misguided budget and tax cuts for millionaires increase record national debt, cut vital programs
May 17, 2006
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May 17, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY SAYS REPUBLICANS' FY07 BUDGET PUTS INTERESTS OF K STREET BEFORE NEEDS OF MAIN STREET

Misguided budget and tax cuts for millionaires increase record national debt, cut vital programs

SCHAKOWSKY URGES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO ALLOW CAR OWNERS TO CHOOSE BEST, CHEAPEST REPAIR SHOPS
May 17, 2006
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May 17, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY URGES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO ALLOW CAR OWNERS TO CHOOSE BEST, CHEAPEST REPAIR SHOPS

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, during a hearing in the Subcommittee today expressed her support for H.R. 2048, the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, which would allow consumers to choose the best and most affordable automobile repair shops.

Schakowsky's opening statement is below:

SCHAKOWSKY SAYS POLITICS DRIVE BUSH IMMIGRATION POLICY; Calls on President to deploy National Guard troops to states devastated by natural disasters
May 15, 2006
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May 15, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY SAYS POLITICS DRIVE BUSH IMMIGRATION POLICY

Calls on President to deploy National Guard troops to states devastated by natural disasters

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today released the following statement in advance of President Bush's primetime speech on immigration. According to news reports, President Bush planned to call for thousands of National Guard troops to be temporarily deployed to the U.S. - Mexico border:

Emanuel, Schakowsky, Lipinski, Davis, Durbin Mark Medicare Rx Deadline for Millions of Seniors, Call on Congress to Pass Medicare Prescription Drugs Savings and Choice Act
May 15, 2006
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May 15, 2006

Emanuel, Schakowsky, Lipinski, Davis, Durbin Mark Medicare Rx Deadline for Millions of Seniors, Call on Congress to Pass Medicare Prescription Drugs Savings and Choice Act

SCHAKOWSKY, ENERGY AND COMMERCE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR HEARING ON NSAS MASSIVE PHONE RECORDS DATABASE; Question why Committees bi-partisan phone records bill mysteriously pulled from floor
May 11, 2006
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May 11, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY, ENERGY AND COMMERCE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR HEARING ON NSA'S MASSIVE PHONE RECORDS DATABASE

Question why Committee's bi-partisan phone records bill mysteriously pulled from floor

SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT ON MILITARY CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT INCLUDED IN DEFENSE BILL; ADDRESSES OVERCHARGES, BACKGROUND CHECKS, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
May 11, 2006
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May 11, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT ON MILITARY CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT INCLUDED IN DEFENSE BILL

ADDRESSES OVERCHARGES, BACKGROUND CHECKS, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

SCHAKOWSKY CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO GUT CAFE STANDARDS; Urges Energy and Commerce Committee to Raise Fuel Economy Standards, Lower Gas Price
May 10, 2006
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May 10, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO GUT CAFE STANDARDS

Urges Energy and Commerce Committee to Raise Fuel Economy Standards, Lower Gas Price

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENIORS, ADVOCATES, HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS TO CALL FOR DRUG BENEFIT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE EXTENSION; Releases 10 Reasons to pass Medicare Informed Choice Act, Extend Deadline
May 8, 2006
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May 8, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENIORS, ADVOCATES, HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS TO CALL FOR DRUG BENEFIT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE EXTENSION

Releases 10 Reasons to pass Medicare Informed Choice Act, Extend Deadline

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON COMMITTEE TO REBATE RECORD OIL COMPANY PROFITS TO CONSUMERS
May 8, 2006
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May 8, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON COMMITTEE TO REBATE RECORD OIL COMPANY PROFITS TO CONSUMERS

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today called on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to take immediate action to bring gasoline prices down by enacting a windfall profits tax at a hearing on gasoline price and supply.

Representative Schakowsky's opening statement is below:

SCHAKOWSKY, DURBIN CALL FOR WINDFALL PROFITS TAX, NEW ENERGY STRATEGY TO ADDRESS RISING GAS PRICES; Schakowsky says U.S. must limit record profits, invest in renewables and promote conservation to bring prices down
May 5, 2006
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May 5, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY, DURBIN CALL FOR WINDFALL PROFITS TAX, NEW ENERGY STRATEGY TO ADDRESS RISING GAS PRICES

Schakowsky says U.S. must limit record profits, invest in renewables and promote conservation to bring prices down