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APRIL 23, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY JOINS ASIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS TO WARN AGAINST
GROWING CRISIS

CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined leaders in the Asian community to warn against a growing crisis where elderly and disabled Vietnamese, Cambodian and Chinese refugees have lost or are about to lose their Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

APRIL 16, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE ENVIRONMENT

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

Announcing the list of 474 counties nation-wide where the air does not meet the health standard for ground-level ozone, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Mike Leavitt said:

APRIL 21, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: RESERVISTS FORCED
TO INVADE SAVINGS TO SUBSIDIZE
WAR IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a vote on H.R. 1779, a bill that allows reservists to make penalty-free withdrawals from their Individual Retirement Accounts, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today chastised the Republican leadership for failing to schedule votes on legislation that would bring real financial relief to soldiers and their families.

APRIL 21, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
COST OF IRAQ WAR

APRIL 20, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

During his prime time news conference last week, President Bush said:

APRIL 19, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
9/11 COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the bipartisan commission investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

APRIL 19, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY, ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS LEAD FIGHT ON BEHALF OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNABLE TO FIND JOBS
IN BUSH ECONOMY

CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH/SPEAKER HASTERT TO EXTEND FEDERAL EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO THOUSANDS OF JOBLESS WORKERS IN ILLINOIS

Mike Leavitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, said: