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SCHAKOWSKY WARNS PRESIDENT BUSH TO NOT REVERSE U.S. POLICY ON HIV/AIDS DRUGS TO AFRICA
BIPARTISAN GROUP SEEK MEETING WITH BUSH ASAP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a letter, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) warned President Bush not to reverse a Clinton Executive Order that is helping African nations gain access to affordable HIV/AIDS drugs without violating U.S. trade policies. The Executive Order was issued on May 10, 2000 and titled "Access to HIV/AIDS Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technologies."
BUSH DECLARES WAR ON WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & THREATENS PUBLIC EDUCATION
"FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORT WOMEN'S RIGHTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND FAIR ECONOMIC POLICES WILL NEED TO FIGHT BACK"
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement on President Bush's action to reinstate the global "gag" rule on family planning and his education plan.
SCHAKOWSKY PROMISES ASSISTANCE TO FREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today met with Eyal and Avi Avitan, brothers of Adi Avitan, one of three Israeli soldiers kidnapped last October Hezbollah.
The meeting, organized by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, was also attended by Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL), Counsel General of Israel to the Midwest Tzipora Rimon, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation president Steven Nasatir, and Howard Kaplan, Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund.
SCHAKOWSKY JOINS ADVOCATES TO EDUCATE AND WARN IMMIGRANTS
ABOUT RECENT CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION LAW
NEW LAW PROVIDES RELIEF TO LIMITED NUMBER OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today joined the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), the Polish American Association, and others to educate and warn immigrants about recent changes in immigration law. At a news conference, they addressed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE), a bill signed into law on December 21, 2000.
SCHAKOWSKY, BLAGOJEVICH, & RUSH REPORT FINDS LINK
BETWEEN LACK OF STAFF AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS IN NURSING HOMES
84% OF NURSING HOMES FAIL TO MEET MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARDS & HAVE 60% MORE HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), and Bobby Rush (D-IL) today released a report which found that 35,000 nursing home residents in the Chicago area could suffer from serious health problems due to lack of qualified health care staff.
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH TO USE HIS CLOSE TIES TO OIL AND GAS EXECUTIVES TO BRING RELIEF TO CONSUMERS IN MIDWEST FROM HIGH HEATING BILLS
"CURRENT CRISIS IS ONE OF MARKET FAILURE THAT REQUIRES A GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PROTECT THE NATION'S ECONOMY"
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called on President-Elect George W. Bush to make solving the natural gas crisis in the Midwest a top priority. She asked the President-Elect to use his and Vice President-Elect Dick Cheney's close ties to oil and gas executives to convince them to lower the high cost of natural gas.