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SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON SECRETARY POWELL TO ACCEPT AMBASSADOR PATTERSON'S RECOMMENDATION
TO END U.S. AID TO COLOMBIAN
AIR FORCE UNIT IMPLICATED IN
SANTO DOMINGO MASSACRE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on Secretary of State Colin Powell to immediately decertify the Colombian Air Force's 1st Combat Command, a wing of the military that is implicated in the Santo Domingo massacre of 1998, where 18 civilians, including several children, were killed in the attack. Below is Schakowsky's letter to Secretary Powell:
November 20, 2002
SCHAKOWSKY WARNS MILLIONS OF FAMILIES, INCLUDING 93,800 IN ILLINOIS,
TO LOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
URGES SPEAKER HASTERT TO ACCEPT SENATE PROPOSAL OR KEEP CONGRESS IN SESSION UNTIL DEAL IS STRUCK ON EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today urged Speaker Hastert to ".help tens of thousands of Illinois workers and their families who, without immediate House action, will lose assistance on December 29," by accepting the Senate language on the federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program.
SCHAKOWSKY RELEASES LATEST REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISMANAGEMENT
GAO FINDS MILITARY HOSPITALS WASTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today released more evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse at the Department of Defense. A report prepared by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) found that lack of management and oversight at military hospitals is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year. (Report - Military Treatment Facilities: Internal Treatment Activities Need Improvement. GAO 03-168, October 25, 2002)
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS COMPROMISE BILL
TO CREATE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY A POLITICAL PAYOFF TO GOP ALLIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said the compromise bill to create a homeland security department wreaks of politics and political payoffs. Just like the bill that was approved by the House on July 26th, the compromise legislation weakens civil service protections for workers.
SCHAKOWSKY: REPUBLICANS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CAMPAIGN RHETORIC
ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR SENIORS
CHICAGO, IL - In an opinion piece circulated to American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) retiree members, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote, "The majority of the new Congress ran ads promising to provide a Medicare drug benefit and lower prices. They may have said anything to get elected but voters must hold them accountable for making good on that promise."
Below is the full text of Schakowsky's opinion piece:
SCHAKOWSKY SAYS INVESTORS DESERVE SEC CHAIR WHO WILL PREVENT CORPORATE ABUSE AND ENFORCE THE LAW
CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO DISMISS CHAIRMAN PITT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on President Bush to dismiss Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Harvey Pitt because the "public deserves to have regulators in place that will vigorously enforce the law."
SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LANDMARK ELECTION REFORM LEGISLATION
LEGISLATION INCLUDES PROVISIONAL VOTING SIMILAR TO SCHAKOWSKY'S BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform Vice Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) hailed the passage of landmark election reform legislation. The Help America Vote Act, which includes provisional voting language similar to Schakowsky's bill, establishes new minimum standards to reform the nation's election system and provides states with $3.8 billion to implement them. The bill also: