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APRIL 1, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO DELIVER ON 2000
CAMPAIGN PROMISE
"TO WORK WITH OUR FRIENDS
IN OPEC TO CONVINCE THEM
TO OPEN UP THE SPIGOT,
TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a time when consumers in Chicago are paying increasingly high gas prices, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called on President Bush to deliver on his 2000 campaign promise to convince OPEC "to open up the spigot."
APRIL 1, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNING OF ANTI-CHOICE LEGISLATION
A DANGEROUS STEP TOWARDS TAKING AWAY A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in reaction to President Bush signing into law the Unborn Victims of Violence Act:
"It is shameful that President Bush is using women who are victims of violence as political pawns in his game to erode Roe v Wade.
APRIL 1, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
WAR ON TERRORISM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the war on terrorism.
Evidence is growing that the Bush Administration did not feel a sense of urgency about the threat posed by Al Qaeda prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, however, is defending the White House against these claims and stated on March 28, 2004 during an appearance on 60 Minutes: "The administration took seriously the threat" of terrorism before 9/11.
MARCH 30, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY REACTS TO WHITE HOUSE CAVING IN TO PUBLIC AND BI-PARTISAN PRESSURE FOLLOWING DECISION
TO ALLOW NSA RICE TO TESTIFY BEFORE 9/11 COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement after the White House caved to public pressure and bipartisan Congressional demands that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testify in public and under oath before the 9/11 Commission.
Below is Schakowsky's statement:
MARCH 29, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
TAX CUTS AND JOBS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - {WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on tax cuts and jobs.
Speaking today to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about the Bush Administration economic record and praising its fiscal policies, Vice President Cheney declared: The tax relief we passed is working.
MARCH 25, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS FOLLOWING BUDGET VOTE:
REPUBLICANS VALUE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH OVER MEETING THE NEEDS OF MOST AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today blasted the Republican FY'05 budget and called it indefensible. Schakowsky added that Republicans "value tax cuts for the wealthy over meeting the needs of most Americans." Schakowsky, who is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement:
MARCH 23, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the Budget.
Speaking about his proposed budget, President Bush called on ".Congress to be wise with the taxpayer's money," and added that his Administration will work with Congress "to bring fiscal discipline to the appropriations process." (February 2, 2004)
MARCH 22, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
MANUFACTURING JOBS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on manufacturing jobs.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, who will be testifying before the Energy and Commerce Committee this week about the state of our economy and job growth, said on March 15, 2004: