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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.
JUNE 22, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS QUESTIONABLE ETHICS AT NIH MUST END
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said that most Americans would find it against the law for National Institutes of Health personnel to receive cash and stock options from some of the very prescription drug and medical device companies whose science NIH is supposed to objectively evaluate.