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APRIL 5, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
RISING GAS PRICES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the rising cost of gas prices.

As a candidate for President, then Governor Bush clearly articulated what he would do to convince the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) "to open up the spigot." Governor Bush said:

APRIL 5, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY & DURBIN CHALLENGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO BRING DRIVERS RELIEF AT THE GAS PUMP AFTER
THREE YEARS OF CLIMBING
PRICES UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today challenged President Bush to bring consumers in Chicago and across the country relief at the gas pump.

APRIL 2, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF TRANSPORTATION BILL BY HOUSE

BILL INCLUDES $14 MILLION FOR CRITICAL PROJECTS FOR 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THREAT OF TERRORISM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the threat of terrorism.

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: