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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

JULY 19, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
PUBLIC EDUCATION

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

JULY 19, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY WARNS -- TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON EXTENDING
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

JOINS 111 POLICE CHIEF/SHERIFFS FROM ILLINOIS
IN CALLING ON SPEAKER HASTERT & PRESIDENT BUSH TO PROTECT FAMILIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
BY KEEPING LAW ON THE BOOKS

CHICAGO, IL - Warning that Congress is almost out of time, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today urged Speaker Hastert (R-IL) to immediately schedule a vote in the House to extend the assault weapons ban that is set to expire on September 13, 2004.

JULY 15, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
RELATIONSHIP WITH NAACP

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on President Bush's relationship with the NAACP.

JULY 14, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY WELCOMES 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
ARTISTIC DISCOVERY WINNER
TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) welcomed the 9th CD winner of the Congressional Arts Competition, An Artistic Discovery, to Washington, D.C.

JULY 14, 2004

DEMOCRATS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
TO BRING SENIORS AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY REQUIRING MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE
FOR LOWER PRICES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined House Democrats in launching a campaign to force the House Republican leadership to schedule a vote on H.R. 3767, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2004.

JULY 14, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT INCREASED USE OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
(RFID) TECHNOLOGY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today expressed concern about the increased use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), adding that the technology raises serious privacy questions. Schakowsky said that while RFID tags, which can be as small as a grain of sand, are "quite useful to follow products from manufacturer to point of sale" or to help the Pentagon keep track of its tanks, they can also be "hidden in products and documents without one's knowledge."

JULY 13, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY UNVEILS LATEST
GAO REPORT ON WASTE, FRAUD
& ABUSE AT THE PENTAGON