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NOVEMBER 23, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS IL PIRG IN RELEASING 2004 TROUBLE IN TOYLAND REPORT

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the top Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee, today joined Illinois Public Interest Research Group (IL PIRG) in releasing the 2004 "Trouble in Toyland" report. Schakowsky is a leading Congressional force behind strengthening current product safety regulations and has spearheaded legislation to impose stricter federal protections and mandatory testing of children's durable products.

NOVEMBER 22, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY PRESENTS WWII VETERAN AND SKOKIE RESIDENT MELVIN MUEHLEMAN WITH LOST MEDALS

CHICAGO, IL - During a ceremony in her Chicago office, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today presented Melvin Muehleman with his medals and citations, almost sixty-years after he served in World War II. Muehleman, a U.S. army Staff Sergeant, served in the Asian-Pacific Theater during World War II from Oct 4, 1941 until October 11, 1945. Sergeant Muehleman fought in New Guinea and Southern Philippines and was wounded in action at Luzon on February 25, 1945.

November 15, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY RESPONDS TO WASHINGTON POSTARTICLE ON GROWING FEDERAL DEFICIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - {WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), in a letter to the editor, responded to a Washington Post article on the burgeoning federal deficit:

Letters to the Editor
The Washington Post
Via Email: letters@washpost.com

Dear Editor:

"When Colin Powell joined the Administration, he was a respected General and a shining star in the eyes of the world and the American people. Now, he is leaving after presiding over President Bush's failed foreign policy that has led the US to become more isolated diplomatically than at any other time in modern history. Tragically, Powell's legacy is directly tied to President Bush's quagmire in Iraq.

NOVEMBER 9, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY ISSUES STATEMENT
ON BLACKWATER USA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued this statement after reading Blackwater USA's Nov 2004 newsletter in which the president of the private military contractor cheered the re-election of President Bush:

DO CURRENT STANDARDS PROVIDE
ENOUGH PROTECTION?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today delivered the following statement during a Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on child product safety: