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STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKYON THE PRESIDENT'S MEDICARE PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement on President Clinton's plan to modernize and strengthen Medicare for the 21st Century.
"I applaud the President's Medicare proposal both because of its many provisions that improve health care for 39 million elderly and people with disabilities, and because it flatly rejects schemes that would destroy the social insurance nature of Medicare and erode its guaranteed benefits.
WELFARE REFORM LETTER TO THE EDITOR CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/22/99
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL
Dear Editor:
The June 14, 1999, editorial "Welfare Reform's Good Report Card," failed to make the grade. The editorial did not mention in any detail the detrimental impact of the welfare reform bill on the hundreds of thousands of low-income families who lost their health insurance and are now without any medical coverage.
JUNE 22, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and members of Congress expressed concern and outrage about the safety of thirteen Iranian Jews who were arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Schakowsky cosponsored a Concurrent Resolution introduced by Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) condemning " in the strongest possible terms, the recent arrest of members of Iran's Jewish minority" and calling for their immediate release.
SCHAKOWSKY TO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES"YOUR TIME OF OVERCHARGING SENIORS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WILL COME TO AN END"
ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE SUPPORT LEGISLATION
TO END THE STATUS QUO & ELIMINATE PRICE DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. Pointing to the support of national seniors, labor, and consumer organizations for the Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act, HR 664, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today warned pharmaceutical companies that their practice of overcharging seniors for prescription drugs would come to an end.
SCHAKOWSKY HAILS HOUSEFAILURE TO PASS NRA GUN BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) called the House's failure to pass gun legislation written by the National Rifle Association and the gun lobby a victory for the American people. The House passed another measure that would allow the posting of the Ten Commandments in public buildings, including classrooms.
Schakowsky said, "The House's answer to gun violence is Ten Commandments in the classroom, while the Senate gave us common sense gun safety legislation."
SCHAKOWSKY DENOUNCES ASSAULT ON FIRST AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-CA) today denounced the assault on the First Amendment and called this attack "an intrusion into the personal lives of every American."
Schakowsky spoke today on the House Floor against an amendment offered by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL) during debate on the juvenile justice bill. She said, "Far from 'putting parents in charge', this Culture of Violence Amendment puts 'Big Brother' squarely in control of the games, art, movies, books, and other materials available to our children."