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SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY IRAQ AL QAEDA CONNECTION
September 22, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2003SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ - AL QAEDA CONNECTIONWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on contacts between Iraq and Al Qaeda:
SCHAKOWSKY, COLLEAGUES EXPRESS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING SPEECH BY COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE CALL ON SECRETARY POWELL TO PUBLICLY DISSOCIATE THE US FROM URIBES COMMENTS AND PRESSURE HIM TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA
September 22, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2003SCHAKOWSKY, COLLEAGUES EXPRESS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING SPEECH BY COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE

CALL ON SECRETARY POWELL TO PUBLICLY
DISSOCIATE THE US FROM URIBE'S COMMENTS
AND PRESSURE HIM TO PROTECT HUMAN

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY THE PATRIOT ACT
September 19, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2003SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE PATRIOT ACTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on The Patriot Act:

During a speech in Memphis defending provisions of the Patriot Act, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said:

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY MEDIA CONSOLIDATION
September 17, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2003SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
MEDIA CONSOLIDATIONWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on media consolidation:

In a statement following the Senate 55-40 vote to roll back the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) media consolidation and ownership rules, Chairman Michael K. Powell said:

CONGRESS HONORS THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON OF AUGUST 28, 1963
September 16, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2003CONGRESS HONORS THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON OF AUGUST 28, 1963WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 352, a resolution honoring the March on Washington of August 28, 1963, a turning point in the long road to justice and equality.
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY THE CLEAN AIR ACT
September 16, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2003SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE CLEAN AIR ACTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the Clean Air Act:

During a speech in Michigan yesterday, President Bush said,

"This administration, my administration strongly supports the Clean Air Act." (President Bush, Speech at Detroit Edison Monroe Power Plant in Monroe, Michigan. 9/15/03)

SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS SENATE DEFEAT OF FCC MEDIA CONSOLIDATION RULE
September 16, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2003SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS SENATE DEFEAT OF FCC MEDIA CONSOLIDATION RULEWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today applauded Senate action to roll back the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) media consolidation rule. The vote in the Senate was 55-40.

"Consumers won a major victory in the Senate today and the House leadership should stand up and take notice," Schakowsky said.

SCHAKOWSKY CONTINUES TO SEEK MEASURE OF JUSTICE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND HEIRS OF VICTIMS
September 16, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2003SCHAKOWSKY CONTINUES TO SEEK MEASURE OF JUSTICE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND HEIRS OF VICTIMSWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said, "Congress has a duty to consider possible legislative or other actions in light of the June, 2003 Supreme Court decision that struck down California's Holocaust-era insurance law." The California law that was struck down would have required Holocaust-era insurance companies doing business in the state to provide the names of Holocaust-era policyholders to the public.

During a hearing in the Government Reform Committee entitled, "Holocaust Era Restitution after AIA v.

SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY THE COST OF WAR IN IRAQ
September 15, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2003SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
THE COST OF WAR IN IRAQWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the war in Iraq:

Asked to explain the Bush Administration's skyrocketing cost of war in Iraq during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Vice President Cheney said,

STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACKS
September 11, 2003
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2003

STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACKS