Media

MARCH 11, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY QUESTIONS CULTURE
AT TOP UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC
PROGRAMS THAT TOLERATES
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today expressed concern about "the culture in our top university athletic programs - and indeed a culture that persists throughout the nation - that tolerates such violence against women."

MARCH 10, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: REPUBLICANS CAN'T CONTROL THEIR APPETITE
FOR LIMITING CONSUMERS'
LEGAL RIGHTS & PROTECTING CORPORATE INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today opposed the latest effort by the Republican Congress to strip away consumers' rights. Schakowsky voted against the so-called Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, a bill that would shield food manufacturers and sellers from "frivolous" lawsuits, while denying consumers their Constitutional right to seek legal recourse.

MARCH 9, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY MEETS WITH EVANSTON POSTMASTER NIEVAS - MONTHLY MEETINGS TO FOLLOW

ENCOURAGES CONSTITUENTS TO CONTACT HER WITH COMPLAINTS

MARCH 8, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY WARNS:
NURSE UNDERSTAFFING
JEOPARDIZES PATIENT CARE

ANNOUNCES PLAN TO INTRODUCE
THE NURSE STAFFING FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CARE ACT OF 2004

MARCH 8, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR SENIORS

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

During his State of the Union address (1/20/2004), President Bush said about the Medicare drug law:

MARCH 5, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS PRESIDENT BUSH'S JOB CREATION RECORD PATHETIC

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Chief Deputy Whip, today called President Bush's job creation record "pathetic" and pointed out that his economic plan is failing to help families across the country.

MARCH 3, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ AND AL-QAIDA CONNECTION

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

Vice President Cheney said on January 22, 2004:

MARCH 3, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY VOTES TO DEFEND FIRST AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today voted to defend the First Amendment. During an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004, Schakowsky opposed the legislation because it could limit individuals' rights to freedom of speech under the Constitution.