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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.

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:

REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION FAILS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN 9/11 COMMISSION

OCTOBER 5, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY SPEAKS TO BIPARTISAN PRO-CHOICE CONFERENCE REGARDING THE FUTURE OF ROE VS. WADE

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky joined colleagues Rep. Louise Slaughter, Rep. Nancy Johnson, Rep. Diana DeGette and Rep. James Greenwood to discuss the launch of a new Center for Reproductive Rights report entitled: What if Roe Fell? The State-by-State Consequences of Overturning Roe v. Wade.

September 28, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY STATEMENT ON PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF CONSUMERS' SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman Stearns, thank you for holding today's hearing on H.R. 2971, the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act. This bill, which would restrict what both the public and private sectors can do with Social Security Numbers, is an important tool in the fight against identity theft.