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JULY 8, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY FIGHTS ON BEHALF
OF WORKERS/INVESTORS
AGAINST CONGRESSIONAL
EFFORTSTO WEAKEN
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING RULES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today warned that efforts to weaken corporate accounting rules by Congress could result in more investors and employees losing their life savings and jobs.

JULY 7, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: REPUBLICANS SHORTCHANGE FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT BY $55 MILLION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today expressed disappointment that House Republicans have shortchanged funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by $55 million. Schakowsky said that VAWA funding in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005 is "inadequate."

JULY 7, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ - AL QAEDA LINK

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on claims made by the White House about a pre-war connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda.

Reuters reported on July 6, 2004 that earlier this year, Vice President Cheney said that "The notion that there is no relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda just simply is not true," and that "the vice president also suggested he might have more information" about such a relationship than the 9/11 Commission.

JULY 6, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY
AND JOB GROWTH

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued "The Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day" on the strength of the economy and job growth.

Following the announcement that 112,000 jobs were created in June, President Bush said: "our economy is strong and getting stronger" and "we're witnessing steady, consistent growth" (President Bush, 7/2/04)

JULY 6, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

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

Vice President Dick Cheney said on July 1, 2004 during a speech in Macon, Georgia:

JUNE 29, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ACTION
TO END GENOCIDE IN SUDAN

UP TO ONE MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF DEATH

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called on the Bush Administration to take immediate action to halt the genocide in Darfur, Sudan that could claim the lives of up to one million people. In a letter to Secretary Powell,

JUNE 25, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY INTRODUCES THE
WATER FOR THE WORLD RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Saying that the U.S. must lead the effort "to address the impending global water crisis" and that all people must have "access to clean water to meet their basic needs," U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today introduced H.Con. Res. 468, the "Water for the World Resolution."

JUNE 25, 2004

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS EXPRESS CONCERN FOLLOWING TROUBLING REMARKS BY COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a bipartisan letter spearheaded by U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and James McGovern (D-MA), more than 60 members of Congress expressed concern over troubling comments made by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez where he challenged the legitimate work performed in his country by international human rights organizations.

The text of the letter to President Uribe is below, along with a list of members who signed the letter: