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November 10, 2003
NOVEMBER 10, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: JUSTICE FOR AMERICA'S DISABLED VETERANS

STUDY FINDS 7,000 DISABLED ILLINOIS VETERANS LOSE $32.6 MILLION IN BENEFITS ANNUALLYPARK RIDGE, IL - Calling for an end to the Disabled Veterans Tax, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joined leaders of veterans' organizations to demand justice for disabled veterans in Illinois and across the country.


November 10, 2003

NOVEMBER 10, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
DISABLED VETERANS TAXWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the "Disabled Veterans Tax."

President Bush issued the following statement in a November 7, 2003
White House press release:


November 6, 2003
NOVEMBER 6, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY, SENATOR GRASSLEY UNCOVER LATEST ROUND OF WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE AT THE PENTAGON

SCHAKOWSKY WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HOLD DOD ACCOUNTABLE - BILL TO PREVENT MORE MONEY FOR DOD UNTIL IT BALANCES ITS BOOKSWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today uncovered the latest round of waste, fraud and abuse at the Pentagon, where political appointees, senior managers, military officers and supervisors, and others at the Department of Defense (DoD) wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on First and Business class travel.


November 6, 2003
NOVEMBER 6, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on environmental protection

President Bush, during remarks to honor Environmental Youth Award Winners, said:


November 5, 2003
NOVEMBER 5, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
U.S. CONTRACTORS IN IRAQWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on U.S. contractors in Iraq

Responding to a report by the Center on Public Integrity, which found that President Bush received $500,000 for his 2000 election campaign from contractors now performing work in Iraq, a State Department spokesman said:


November 4, 2003
NOVEMBER 4, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraq reconstruction efforts.

Dow Jones News Service reported today:

(President) Bush said that despite the continuing violence in Iraq progress is being made to rebuild the country and get it back on its feet.


November 3, 2003

JANUARY 7, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
CHILD TAX CREDIT

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

In a speech today to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said:


November 3, 2003

NOVEMBER 3, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
CHILD TAX CREDIT

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

During a speech today in Birmingham, Alabama, President Bush said:


October 31, 2003

JANUARY 7, 2004

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY - JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

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

In a speech today to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow touted the Bush economic record. He stated: "In the last four months, over 300,000 jobs have been created, putting the economy on the right path ..."