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106th Congress

April 11, 2000
APRIL 11, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY BLASTS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY NEW SLICK AD CAMPAIGN

October 17, 2000
OCTOBER 17, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR ACTION ON BILL TO HELP ILLINOIS RETIREES

URGES PRESIDENT CLINTON TO WORK TO WIN ENACTMENT OF THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS' IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2000


March 8, 2000
MARCH 8, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR FULL AND FAIR DEBATE & SEPARATE VOTE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S $1.6 BILLION COLOMBIA AID PACKAGEURGES PRESIDENT TO WITHDRAW REQUEST FOR COLOMBIA AID TO BE INCLUDED IN EMERGENCY FUNDING BILL

December 13, 2000
DECEMBER 13, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF RUSSIAN JEWISH LEADER

September 23, 1999
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGEJOINS DEMOCRATS TO BRING LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR

October 12, 2000
OCTOBER 12, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR INCREASED INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY PLANNING AND REPEAL OF GLOBAL GAG RULE

February 11, 2000
FEBRUARY 11, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR PROGRESS ON HOLOCAUST-ERARESTITUTION PROCESS DURING BANKING COMMITTEE HEARING

June 9, 2000
JUNE 9, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS H.R. 8
"ONE OF THE WORST PIECES OF LEGISLATION I HAVE EVER SEEN"

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today called H.R. 8, a bill to fully repeal the estate tax, a gift to the wealthiest Americans. She said that H.R. 8 is a special interests giveaway that, once fully phased in over ten years, would cost $50 billion a year. In Illinois, less than 2500 families will benefit from the full repeal of the estate tax.

March 30, 2000
MARCH 30, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS HOUSE APPROVAL OF AID PACKAGE TO COLOMBIA
"A FIRST IN A SERIES OF BLANK CHECKS FOR A WAR WITH NO FORESEEABLE END GAME"

"IS THIS COUNTER-NARCOTICS OR COUNTER-INSURGENCY?" SCHAKOWSKY ASKS


October 11, 2000
OCTOBER 11, 2000

SCHAKOWSKY CALLS HOUSE FAILURE TO PASS HATE CRIMES BILL
A "LOST OPPORTUNITY"