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FEBRUARY 7, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS BUSH'S BUDGET:
"WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
AIMED AT PROVEN PROGRAMS
THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME AMERICANS"

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, voiced her resounding opposition to President Bush's Fiscal Year 2006 budget, adding that "millions of Americans should not stand for a President who puts tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of the needs of veterans, seniors, and the homeless."

FEBRUARY 2, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY'S STATEMENT
ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement on President Bush's State of the Union address:

"In his State of the Union address, President Bush will outline a radical agenda that undermines the security of Americans at home and abroad.

FEBRUARY 2, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an open letter to President Bush that was published in today's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) writes:

Under your budget, the vast majority of Americans will likely be asked to sacrifice, with one exception: the millionaires who can most afford to give something up. Their tax cuts - the same tax cuts that brought us unprecedented deficits - would be protected and likely even extended under your proposal.

JANUARY 26, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY VOWS TO DEFEND FIRST AMENDMENT AGAINST OVERREACHING LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the reintroduction of legislation that would limit individuals' right to free speech, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, vowed to defend against Congressional efforts to weaken the First Amendment.

JANUARY 26, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS EFFORT
TO PROTECT ONLINE
CONSUMERS FROM SPYWARE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Commerce Committee hearing today hearing on H.R. 29, the Spy Act, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today said: "Spyware is a serious threat to consumer privacy and potentially a powerful tool for identity theft, a serious crime that is on the rise." Schakowsky, who is the ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, applauded the bipartisan efforts to move forward this legislation that would protect consumers.

Below is Schakowsky's statement:

JANUARY 25, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S IMPENDING $80 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WAR IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today announced that she would oppose the Bush Administration's impending request for an additional $80 Billion to continue the war in Iraq. Congress so far has approved more than $200 billion in supplemental, or additional, appropriations sought by the White House for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bulk of the funding, however, has been for the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

JANUARY 24, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY ON U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ:
"IT IS TIME FOR OUR SOLDIERS
TO START THE JOURNEY HOME"

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today released the following statement on U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq:

"The time has come for the United States to withdraw our troops from the battlefield of a war that should never have been waged. There was no real justification for sending our brave young men and women to fight in Iraq, and there is even less reason to keep them there now to die in ever increasing numbers.

JANUARY 21, 2005

SCHAKOWSKY SECURES FUNDING
FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHILD/PARENT CENTER PROGRAM