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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.
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 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: