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SCHAKOWSKY URGES SUPPORT FOR LIBERIA; SAYS SIRLEAF'S HISTORIC WILL LEAD TO NEW DAY FOR WAR-TORN NATION
March 15, 2006
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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:

SCHAKOWSKY AND VELAZQUEZ, UNITE HERE, MILITARY APPAREL WORKERS RELEASE REPORT UNCOVERING SWEATSHOPS IN THE U.S. MILITARY UNIFORM INDUSTRY
March 14, 2006
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March 14, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY AND VELAZQUEZ, UNITE HERE, MILITARY APPAREL WORKERS RELEASE REPORT UNCOVERING SWEATSHOPS IN THE U.S. MILITARY UNIFORM INDUSTRY

SCHAKOWSKY, HOUSE DEMOCRATS SEND LETTER CALLING ON BUSH TO EXTEND MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE; CMS HAS MISSED ITS TARGETS; MILLIONS OF BENEFICIARIES REMAIN WITHOUT A PLAN AS DEADLINE APPROACHES
March 14, 2006
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March 14, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY, HOUSE DEMOCRATS SEND LETTER CALLING ON BUSH TO EXTEND MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

CMS HAS MISSED ITS TARGETS; MILLIONS OF BENEFICIARIES REMAIN WITHOUT A PLAN AS DEADLINE APPROACHES

SCHAKOWSKY, CLINTON, SUNUNU, BURNS FIGHT TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM UNSAFE CARS; BILL WOULD MANDATE CAR STANDARDS WHICH PROTECT KIDS FROM NON-CRASH RELATED ACCIDENTS
March 9, 2006
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March 9, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY, CLINTON, SUNUNU, BURNS FIGHT TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM UNSAFE CARS

BILL WOULD MANDATE CAR STANDARDS WHICH PROTECT KIDS FROM NON-CRASH RELATED ACCIDENTS

SCHAKOWSKY PRESSES BODMAN ON HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES, NUCLEAR INCIDENTS IN ILLINOIS
March 9, 2006
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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.

SCHAKOWSKY RESPONDS TO REPORT SHOWING RECORD HIGH IN NATURAL GAS PRICES NOT CAUSED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND; MIDWESTERN ATTORNEYS' GENERAL REPORT SHOWS SPECULATION, GOUGING HAVE DRIVEN NATURAL GAS PRICES TO RECORD HEIGHTS
March 8, 2006
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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

SCHAKOWSKY'S SAFE CALL BILL INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS' PHONE RECORDS; BILL PASSES HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE; WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO POSE AS OTHERS TO OBTAIN PRIVATE PHONE RECORDS
March 8, 2006
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March 8, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY'S SAFE CALL BILL INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS' PHONE RECORDS

BILL PASSES HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE; WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO POSE AS OTHERS TO OBTAIN PRIVATE PHONE RECORDS

SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT KIDS FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS; INTRODUCES BILL IN RESPONSE TO REPORT ON RECALLED CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
March 6, 2006
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March 6, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT KIDS FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

INTRODUCES BILL IN RESPONSE TO REPORT ON RECALLED CHILDREN

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
March 3, 2006
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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

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR TOUGH LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM TOXIC POLLUTANTS
March 2, 2006
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March 2, 2006

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR TOUGH LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM TOXIC POLLUTANTS

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky today urged her colleagues to support passage of a new law to regulate Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - toxic airborne chemicals - to protect public health.

Representative Schakowsky's full statement is below: