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NOVEMBER 17, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY WARNS SENIORS
& PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ABOUT GOP/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said seniors and persons with disability want a comprehensive, voluntary and affordable prescription drug plan under Medicare, NOT the Republican prescription drug bill that:
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: SHAME ON AARP'S NOVELLI FOR ENDORSING A SHAM MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said "shame" on William Novelli, Executive Director of AARP, for endorsing a sham bill that would give drug companies more than $130 billion and seniors a plan that will undermine the future of Medicare, do little to reduce the price of drugs, and cost millions of senior more than they pay now for prescriptions.
NOVEMBER 14, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE FOR SENIORS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on prescription drug coverage for seniors.
During several speeches where he addressed the issue of prescription drug coverage for seniors, President Bush said that seniors should get the same coverage as members of Congress and federal employees:
NOVEMBER 13, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
MEDICARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Medicare and prescription drugs.
During a meeting with seniors in Orlando, Florida to discuss Medicare and prescription drugs, President Bush said:
NOVEMBER 13, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
MEDICARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Medicare and prescription drugs.
During a meeting with seniors in Orlando, Florida to discuss Medicare and prescription drugs, President Bush said:
SCHAKOWSKY HONORS VETERANSEVANSTON, IL - It is a great honor and pleasure to be home today in Evanston and to be here with Bo Price who has so ably and with such great dedication year after year organized this meaningful ceremony, and with Mayor Morton, State Representative Julie Hamos, the other dignitaries, and with all of you who have gathered in this place.
This is a day of remembrance and rededication. We pause to remember the noble service and high sacrifice of those who have worn this nation's uniform. And we rededicate ourselves, in the words of President Lincoln, "to care for him who shall have borne the battle."
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
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:
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.