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AUGUST 5, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY RENEWS CALL ON US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Days before the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, renewed her call on the United States Olympics Committee (USOC) to respect the rights of international workers.

July 23, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
TO END GENOCIDE IN SUDAN

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) applauded Congressional action calling for an end to the Genocide in Sudan. Both the House and Senate passed resolutions that would designate the growing humanitarian crisis in Sudan as genocide. The House-passed bill calls on the Bush Administration to undertake steps to implement multi-lateral and, if necessary, unilateral action to stop the loss of innocent lives in Sudan.

JULY 22, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY OPPOSES SO-CALLED MARRIAGE PROTECTION ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3313, the so-called Marriage Protection Act. This bill would expressly forbid the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases on a Constitutional matter. That not only sounds absurd to me, but I'm sure it confuses American Government students across the country who are learning everyday about our system of checks and balances and the role of the courts in our country.

JULY 22, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: AMERICANS LESS SECURE UNDER BUSH ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement in reaction to the Bipartisan 9/11 Commission report and to President Bush's visit to Glenview, Illinois, to speak about homeland security. Below is Schakowsky's statement:

JULY 22, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON MAJOR TOY RETAILERS TO PROTECT CHILDREN
AND DISCONTINUE SALE OF YO-YO WATER BALLS

SPEARHEADS LETTER SIGNED BY SENATORS DURBIN, CLINTON, SCHUMER AND CONG. ANDREWS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, today called on major toy retailers "to discontinue the sale of yo-yo water balls," a popular product that has "caused near-strangulation, skin irritation, and permanent eye injuries," in children.

AUGUST 16, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
TAX CUTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on tax cuts.

On January 7, 2003, President Bush said about his tax cut proposal:

JULY 21, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
TAX CUTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on tax cuts.

Answering a question yesterday (7/20/04) submitted online to the www.whitehouse.gov website about why "average" Americans do not have more money in the Bush economy, that the "only people who have more money are the people who already had money," and that "it is only the rich getter richer," Treasury Secretary John Snow replied:

JULY 20, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY DEFENDS AGAINST EFFORTS TO WEAKEN FINANCIAL PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS
AND INVESTORS

OPPOSES BILL THAT OVERRIDES
RULE REQUIRING COMPANIES
TO COUNT STOCK OPTIONS
AGAINST THEIR PROFITS