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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:
March 18, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY PRESSES FOR
IMPROVED CAR SAFETY STANDARDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today continued to press for improved safety standards in cars to ensure that consumers, especially children, are protected. Schakowsky, who is the ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, issued the following statement during a hearing on the reauthorization of the National Highway and Transportation Safety Act:
MARCH 17, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: ONE YEAR LATER, IRAQ WAR REMAINS UNJUST AND UNJUSTIFIED
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement during a news conference on Capitol Hill on the one-year anniversary of the Iraq war:
"After one year, hundreds of American soldiers are dead because President Bush sent them to battle a regime that he called an 'urgent threat' that 'has developed weapons of mass destruction' and that '. is seeking nuclear weapons.'
MARCH 16, 2004
HOUSE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR IG INVESTIGATION INTO LATESTBUSH ADMINISTRATION USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PROMOTE GOP MEDICARE LAW
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined eight Congressional Democrats in calling for an investigation into the latest Bush Administration use of taxpayer dollars to promote the GOP Medicare law.
February 5, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ AND IMMINENT THREAT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraq.
In a speech defending pre-war intelligence at Georgetown University and the failure to find weapons of mass destruction, Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet announced that his analysts never claimed that "Iraq posed an imminent threat."