106th Congress
SCHAKOWSKY & DEMOCRATS GIVE REPUBLICAN-SPONSORED BILL TO FUND EDUCATION, HEALTH AND OTHER DOMESTIC PRIORITIES A FAILING GRADE
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL SHORTCHANGES STUDENTS, WORKERS & SENIORS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joined her Democratic colleagues to oppose a Republican-sponsored funding bill that fails to meet our nation's education and health priorities. The bill is $6.2 billion below the President's request.
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today warned that time is running out for Congress to pass gun safety legislation this year.
"In just a short period of time, I attended three funerals in my home town of Evanston. I cried with grieving parents burying their children because of senseless gun violence. I do not want to attend any more funerals, console any more parents, or bury any more children," Schakowsky said.
SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT ON AFFORDABLE AIDS DRUGS
INCLUDED IN WORLD BANK AIDS MARSHALL PLAN APPROVED BY HOUSE
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS BILL "A SMALL STEP IN A LONG JOURNEY"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - While hailing the House action to approve the World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said that much more needs to be done in order to combat the worldwide AIDS epidemic.