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OP-ED BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY IN FORWARD ON TAX CUT FOR THE WEALTHY
There's Still Time To Stop the Tax Cut
By JAN SCHAKOWSKY
As Jews, our mission is tikkun olam - repairing the world. This mandate informs my decisions as a lawmaker and helps me set my priorities. It makes it easy for me to decide whether it is more important to give a tax break to those who have the most, or provide affordable housing to those who have the least.
SCHAKOWSKY ACCUSES REPUBLICANS OF SHAMELESS PANDERING TO ENERGY COMPANIES
"BIG OIL AND BIG GAS TO REAP MAJOR REWARDS
IN ENERGY BILL AND CONSUMERS TO GET NO RELIEF"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said today that she was not surprised that Republicans passed an energy bill, H.R. 4, that provides no real relief to consumers, while guaranteeing billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to big oil and big gas.
SCHAKOWSKY CONTINUES TO COMBAT WASTE AND ABUSE
AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), ranking Democrat on the Government Efficiency Subcommittee, today stated that a General Accounting Office report that uncovered abuse of purchasing cards at the Department of Defense is "just the tip of the iceberg."
Below is Schakowsky's full Subcommittee statement:
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF REAL REFORMS TO PROTECT HMO PATIENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a speech delivered today on the House floor, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called on the Republican Leadership to schedule an immediate vote on the "real" Patients' Bill of Rights. The bipartisan Ganske-Dingell-Norwood-Berry Patients' Rights Bill, H.R. 2563, which is supported by patients, medical professionals, and health caregivers, would ensure that HMOs are held accountable for their actions.
Below is Schakowsky statement before the House: