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OCTOBER 1, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS OPENING
OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP REGISTRY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement on the opening of the Cook County Domestic Partnership Registry. Schakowsky's statement was included in the Congressional Record:
OCTOBER 1, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -IRAQI WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY JOINS CALL FOR NAMING OF SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE DISCLOSURE OF CIA OFFICER
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, today called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate allegations that the Bush Administration provided news sources the identity of a CIA employee.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
RISING NUMBER OF THE UNINSURED
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the rising number of the uninsured and jobless workers.
According to an article that appeared in today's Chicago Tribune:
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
DEMOCRATS: BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEGLECTS PORT SECURITY
CHICAGO, IL - Democrats throughout the country today warned that the Bush Administration has neglected port security and that President Bush has not made available any new funding to the Coast Guard or to industry to pay for new port security standards and container security programs.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
SAFETY OF US INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND BUSH WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on the safety of U.S. Intelligence officers.
JANUARY 5, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
President Bush and members of his Administration justified the war as necessary to protect the American people against Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. So far, none has been found. (Bush Administration Misstatement of the Day, December 17, 2003)
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO ENSURE DO-NOT-CALL LIST GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT WEEK
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, today joined her colleagues to quickly pass legislation to ensure that the Do-Not-Call List goes into effect next week as scheduled. Earlier this week, a U.S. Federal District Court ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lacked the authority to create and operate the Do-Not-Call list. H.R. 3161 states that the FTC can operate the list.
Below is Schakowsky's statement:
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -IRAQ AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chief Deputy Whip, issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
JANUARY 26, 2004
SCHAKOWSKY: BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSTATEMENT OF THE DAY -
IRAQ AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued today's "Bush Administration's Misstatement of the Day" on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
Dr. David Kay, who resigned as head of the U.S. team in charge of locating Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, said today in a New York Times interview: