April 2011
- BNET: Hey, Congress — Don’t Forget There’s Another Way to Pare the Deficit
- WBEZ: Which congressional staff are 'essential' during shutdown?
- NPR: Rep. Schakowsky Speaks on Budget Cuts
- CNN Blog: Members of Congress join fast protesting proposed budget cuts
- WBEZ: Illinois reps position themselves ahead of shutdown
- A new deficit narrative?
- San Francisco Examiner: Rep Schakowsky calls Ryan budget a "war on seniors"
- New York Times: G.O.P. Blueprint Would Remake Health Policy
- OurFuture: Rep. Schakowsky Responds To Republican Call To Abolish Social Security
- The Raw Story: Schakowsky tears into Cantor for saying Social Security ‘cannot exist’ in a future America
- The Hill: Schakowsky: GOP goal remains cutting Social Security
- The Hill: 46 key lawmakers sign anti-Palestinian incitement letter
- The Hill: House, Senate Dems break from Obama's tax policy
- Daily Herald: Congresswoman proposes new tax bracket for millionaires
- Political Affairs: Tax the Rich: Democrats Introduce Deficit-cutting Bill
- CNN Money: Tax the rich! Higher rates for millionaires sought
- The Hill Blog: Dems push for tax hike on wealthy
- AFL-CIO: Bill Would Ensure Very Wealthy Pay Fair Share of Taxes
- Bloomberg: Higher Tax on Millionaires Proposed in Congress as Deficit Fix
- CBS News Politics: Democrats propose new tax brackets for millionaires, billionaires
- Chicago Sun Times: Schakowsky proposing higher federal taxes for millionaires, billionaires
- Huffington Post: Jan Schakowsky Introduces Bill To Raise Taxes For Wealthiest Americans
- Chicago Breaking Business: Schakowsky wants millionaires to pay more tax
- The Hill: Durbin, Schakowsky take aim at Obama’s detente with drug industry
- AOL - Walletpop.com: 44 Million Children's Products Involved in 18 Deaths Recalled in 2010
- Jewish United Fund: Rep. Schakowsky saw Israel at a critical time
- Daily Herald: U.S. House votes to kill a paperwork rule in health care law
- National Journal: Most LIberal Members of Congress
- New York Times: Tough Cookies
- Chicago Sun Times: Nobody sent him, but he still did good
- WLS: Congresswoman Schakowsky Joins Don and Roma
- Politico: Dems vow Planned Parenthood fight
- Progress Illinois: GOP Cuts Would Devastate Low And Middle Income Earners
- Wall Street Journal: Republicans Push Antiabortion Bills
- The Caucus: No Sneak Preview From Obama
- ThinkProgress: Schakowsky: If The GOP Supports States’ Rights, It Should Support Letting Vermont Pursue Single Payer Health Care
- ThinkProgress: Rep. Gonzalez Warns Of The ‘Human Consequences’ Of Health Repeal: Without Reform, People Will ‘Die’
- TPM: Schakowsky: Peculiar How Defensive People Get About Critiques of Violent Rhetoric
- 2011 Press Releases
- WBEZ: Illinois' congressional delegation reacts to weekend shootings
- Chicago Tribune: Michelle Obama's new chief of staff 'energetic' and 'driven'
- Roll Call: House GOP Sets Up Vote on Repeal of Health Care Law
- New York Times: Just One Ruling, But an Outsize One
- Washington Post: The deficit dance and the 2012 election
- Washington Post: Presenting plan to cut deficit, commission members offer surprising compromises
- Chicago Sun Times: Schakowsky, Durbin on deficit panel: Durbin for gradual hike in retirement age
- New York Times: Delaying Vote, Debt Panel Splits on Taxes and Spending
- New York Times: Liberal Groups to Propose Routes to Smaller Deficit
- Washington Post: Calling the bluff on deficits
- Washington Post: House Democrats aren't afraid of tough choices
- Washington Post: Labor Pushing Backbone Implant for Wavering Dems on Taxes, Social Security, Deficits
- The Nation: Don't Tell Working Americans to Pick Up the Tab for George Bush's Tax Giveaways and Wall Street Greedheads
- Los Angeles Times: Consensus on deficit eludes bipartisan panel
- Washington Post: Rep. Schakowsky: 'We have not had what I’ve wanted from Day 1'
- TPMDC: Schakowsky Unveils Progressive Deficit Reduction Plan
- Huffington Post: Rep. Schakowsky, Debt Commission Member, Introduces Proposal That Doesn't Raise Taxes On Middle Class
- Politico: Schakowky offers liberal deficit plan
- The Atlantic: Is the New Liberal Deficit Plan Any Good?
- Daily Kos: Rep. Jan Schakowsky releases deficit reduction plan
- Washington Post: Deficit panel's Schakowsky wants defense cuts, higher corporate taxes
- Ms. Magazine: Deficit Commission Co-Chair Proposal D.O.A.
- NPR: Bipartisan Support Lacking For Plan To Cut Deficit
- Los Angeles Times: Business leaders, conservatives hold fire on deficit reduction plan
- Washington Post: Deficit panel leaders propose curbs on Social Security, major cuts in spending, tax breaks
- USA Today: An uphill battle for plans to cut deficit
- Washington Post: Deficit panel leaders propose curbs on Social Security, major cuts in spending, tax breaks
- New York Times: Panel Seeks Social Security Cuts and Higher Taxes
- CBS: Willis Tower On Terror Website
- Chicago Tribune: Bill calls for stricter rules on cosmetics
- Washington Post: Liberals try to bring back public option for health care, citing potential savings
- FOX Chicago Sunday: Jan Schakowsky talks about the financial reform plan
- New York Times: Is there a nurse in the house?
- Chicago Tribune: More black churches take on AIDS battle
- U.S. House Probes CIA’s Failure to Notify Congress (Bloomberg)
- Dems: CIA may have misled Congress five times since 2001 (The Hill)
- Erbe: A bill that would help women worldwide
- Committee Puts Toxic Mercury Polluters On Notice
- SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES $167,000 EDUCATION GRANT TO EVANSTON/SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 65
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON THE KKK RALLY IN SKOKIE
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS ACTION BY CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN ON PREDATORY LENDING. SCHAKOWSKY IS AUTHOR OF FIRST BILL IN CONGRESS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PREDATORY LENDERS
- SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES $156,000 HUD GRANT TO STATEWIDE HOUSING ACTION COALITION
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF RUSSIAN JEWISH LEADER
- SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS LETTER SIGNED BY 200 ORGANIZATIONS CALLING ON CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN TO CURTAIL PREDATORY LENDING
- SCHAKOWSKY WORKS WITH COLLEAGUES TO PRESERVE BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL. CALLS ON REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TO HONOR AGREEMENT
- SCHAKOWSKY WELCOMES SENIORS TO NEW APARTMENTS IN ROGERS PARK
- SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS EFFORT TO PROTECT CHICAGO AREA HOMEOWNERS FROM PREDATORY LENDERS
- SCHAKOWSKY SPEAKS AT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS. CALLS ON REPUBLICANS TO STOP BLOCKING HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS THAT PREVENT REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES
- SCHAKOWSKY OPPOSES BILL GIVING BILLIONS TO HMOS AND NOT ENOUGH TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CARING FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- DEMOCRATS JOIN PRESIDENT CLINTON AT WHITE HOUSE TO DEMAND FUNDS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION. SCHAKOWSKY SAYS SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS WOULD BENEFIT UNDER PRESIDENTS PROPOSAL
- 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
- SCHAKOWSKY ENCOURAGES PRESIDENT TO FIGHT FOR FUNDING FOR EARLY TREATMENT OF AIDS IN END OF YEAR BUDGET DEAL
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON ATTACKS ON JEWISH RESIDENTS OF WEST ROGERS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
- SCHAKOWSKY COSPONSORS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ISRAEL
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR INCREASED INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPEAL OF GLOBAL GAG RULE
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS HOUSE FAILURE TO PASS HATE CRIMES BILL A LOST OPPORTUNITY
- SCHAKOWSKY PROVISIONS TO PROTECT BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND TO EXPAND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS PASSED HOUSE. INCLUDED IN BILL TO REAUTHORIZE VAWA AND TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTO SEX TRADE
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF RYAN WHITE CARE ACT OF 2000. BILL ENSURES CONTINUED FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
- SCHAKOWSKY WARNS PREDATORY LENDING WOULD INCREASE IF CITIGROUP/ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL MERGER IS APPROVED. POINTS TO CITIGROUP AND ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL DISMAL RECORDS & CALLS ON FDIC & OCC TO DISAPPROVE MERGER UNLESS STRICT AND ENFORCEABLE CO
- SCHAKOWSKY MEETS WITH MADD NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT DELEGATE OLGA SHULGA FROM SKOKIE. SUMMIT FOCUSES ON UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION POLICY SOLUTIONS
- ALDERMEN DELIVER PETITION SIGNED BY 80,000 CHICAGO SENIORS CALLING FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENATOR KENNEDY AND OTHERS FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF AMERICA UP IN ARMS. MOVIE KICKS OFF EVENTS BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 2 THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR FIRST MONDAY 2000: UNITE TO END GUN VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENIORS AND DEMOCRATS IN DELIVERING LETTERS, RECEIPTS, AND EMPTY PILL BOTTLES TO THE SPEAKER & CALLING FOR ACTION ON MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON SENATE TO ACT ON VAWA
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF VAWA. INCLUDES PROVISION SIMILAR TO SCHAKOWSKY BILL TO FUND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR BATTERED WOMEN
- SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS $1.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP ILLINOIS DEVELOP UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN. SCHAKOWSKY ORGANIZED LETTER IN JULY URGING APPROVAL OF GRANT
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS TEAM CARA TO CALL ON SENATE TO PASS OF LANDMARK ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
- SCHAKOWSKY SAYS CONSUMERS IN CHICAGO ARE FACING MORE BAD NEWS THIS WINTER. CUSTOMERS WILL PAY 50% MORE FOR NATURAL GAS TO HEAT THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF ENERGY COMPANIES MANIPULATING PRICES AND SUPPLY TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS
- SCHAKOWSKY, MALONEY AND OTHERS CALL ON HUD TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PREDATORY LENDERS
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT RESTORES A MEASURE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY TO IMMIGRATION LAW. H.R. 5062 WOULD FIX HARSH DEPORTATION PROVISIONS AFFECTING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS & H.R. 2883 WOULD CONFER AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP TO ADOPTED FORE
- SCHAKOWSKY WARNS SECRETARY OF ENERGY RICHARDSON THAT ILLINOIS WILL FACE NATURAL GAS CRISIS DURING WINTER
- SCHAKOWSKY, BLAGOJEVICH AND RUSH INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SENIORS & GUARANTEE ADEQUATE STAFFING IN NURSING HOMES
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS HOUSE ACTION ON HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES IN WELCOMING INDIAS PRIME MINISTER OF & APPROVING H.RES. 572
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SECRETARY CUOMO TO ANNOUNCE POLICY TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW INCOME RENTERS 100,000 UNITS WILL BECOME AFFORDABLE TO SECTION 8 VOUCHER HOLDERS IN CHICAGO
- 28 Democratic Women Urge Fed to Crackdown on Predatory Lending
- SCHAKOWSKY'S ONE YEAR REVIEW OF CHICAGO INS. DETAILS MODEST IMPROVEMENTS BUT CALLS FOR MAJOR CHANGES
- SCHAKOWSKY SAYS REPUBLICAN ESTATE TAX IS A GIFT TO RICHEST TWO PERCENT. APPLAUDS CONGRESS VOTE TO SUSTAIN PRESIDENTS VETO
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS OTHERS IN CALLING ON CONGRESS TO REAUTHORIZE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF H.R. 4115, THE U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM AUTHORIZATION ACT
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS AWARD WINNING JOURNALISTS JUDITH AND BILL MOYERS FOR THEIR NEW PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES ON OUR OWN TERMS
- SCHAKOWSKY INTRODUCES BILL TO INCREASE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES AND LONG TERM FACILITIES ON MEDICAID. HOSTS FORUM WITH RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET PLACE AFTER RECEIVING THEIR PETITION WITH MORE THAN 240 SIGNATURES CALLING FOR AN I
- SCHAKOWSKY EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT FOLLOWING SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN UNWILLINGNESS TO PROTECT SENIORS AND FAMILIES FROM PREDATORY LENDERS. SCHAKOWSKY IS THE AUTHOR OF H.R. 3901, THE ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT OF 2000
- SCHAKOWSKY RECEIVES HERO AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SENIOR CITIZENS
- The Other America and the Challenges Ahead
- Community Health Centers: Models for Universal Health Care
- SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS HUD FOR GIVING ILLINOIS FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. FHA TO INSURE $29 BILLION IN HOME MORTGAGES IN ILLINOIS OVER FIVE YEARS
- SCHAKOWSKY, WATERS AND OTHERS INTRODUCE BILL TO COMBAT WORLDWIDE HIV/AIDS CRISIS
- A REAL MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY SHAMELESS FOR LATEST BATCH OF MISLEADING ADS
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS WAXMAN AND GEPHARDT TO INTRODUCE THE NURSING HOME QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
- SCHAKOWSKY ENDORSES COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION BILL INTRODUCED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER CONYERS. BILL INCLUDES SCHAKOWSKY MEASURE TO STRENGTHEN RIGHTS FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN
- KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON SCHAKOWSKY BILL TO STRENGTHEN RIGHTS OF BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN
- SCHAKOWSKY ANNOUNCES $2.9 MILLION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR THE CITY OF EVANSTON
- SENATOR DURBIN AND REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY CALL ON FTC TO CONTINUE GAS PRICES INVESTIGATION DESPITE FALLING PRICES AT THE PUMP. SAY INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO PREVENT A SIMILAR SITUATION FROM OCCURRING THIS WINTER WITH NATURAL GAS AND HOME HEATING OIL.
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL WOMENS CAUCUS FORUM ON PREDATORY LENDING SCHAKOWSKY IS AUTHOR OF H.R. 3901, THE ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT OF 2000
- SCHAKOWSKY, MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS DELEGATION EXTEND INVITATION TO INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT CHICAGO
- STATEMENT BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EVANSTON -- FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH
- SCHAKOWSKY WINS MAJOR VICTORIES FOR CONSUMER PRIVACY
- ENERGY SECRETARY RICHARDSON ENDORSES SCHAKOWSKY EARLY WARNING PLAN THAT COULD PREVENT FUTURE GASOLINE AND OIL SHORTAGES AND PRICE RUN-UPS
- SCHAKOWSKY PROPOSES PLAN TO PREVENT FUTURE GASOLINE AND HEATING OIL SHORTAGES AND PRICE RUN-UPS ALSO. JOINS MEMBERS TO CALL ON PRESIDENT TO RELEASE OIL FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
- SCHAKOWSKY SAYS OIL COMPANIES USING EXCUSES TO EXPLAIN OUTRAGEOUS GAS PRICES IN CHICAGO. WHOLESALE GAS PRICES DROP BY 30 CENTS SINCE FTC INITIATED INVESTIGATION LAST WEEK
- FTC CHAIRMAN SAYS SUFFICIENT QUESTIONS EXIST ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES TO WARRANT A FORMAL INVESTIGATION. SCHAKOWSKY JOINS SENATOR DURBIN AND OTHERSIN MEETING WITH FTC CHAIRMAN PITOFSKY
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS ICIRR AND ADVOCATES TO CALLFOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORMS
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS HUD SECRETARY CUOMO, DEMOCRATIC LEADER GEPHARDT, OTHERS TO BLAST REPUBLICAN BILL FOR FAILING TO MEET NATIONAL HOUSING NEEDS. SCHAKOWSKY ALSO CALLS ANTI-GUN SAFETY MEASURE IN BILL DANGEROUS FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH OF AMERICANS
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY CHICAGO HEARING ON OUT-OF-CONTROL GAS PRICES
- SCHAKOWSKY LEADS EFFORT TO ENSURE CONTINUED FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS CALLS FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF RYAN WHITE CARE ACT
- FOLLOWING MEETING WITH EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER, SCHAKOWSKY SAYS OIL COMPANIES GOUGING CONSUMERS. OIL COMPANIES USING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND ETHANOL AS DECOYS FOR THEIR PRICING SCHEMES
- 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
- SCHAKOWSKY & OTHERS HOLD VIGIL ON CAPITOL STEPS TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE. UNVEIL PHOTOS OF VICTIMS FROM THE CHICAGO AREA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
- SCHAKOWSKY, CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY CEO PETERSON & CITY DENOUNCE CUTS IN HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. CHICAGO TO RECEIVE AT LEAST $22 MILLION LESS UNDER REPUBLICAN FUNDING PLAN. PRESIDENT PROMISES TO VETO HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
- BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS H.R. 8 ONE OF THE WORST PIECES OF LEGISLATION I HAVE EVER SEEN
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO CALL FOR END OF PAY INEQUITY. WOMEN IN ILLINOIS EARN 72 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR MEN EARN
- SCHAKOWSKY HEARS FROM 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SENIORS ON SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. PARTICIPATES IN FORUM ORGANIZED BY PUBLIC VOICES FOR AMERICAS FUTURE
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY IN OPPOSITION TO GRANTING CHINA PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY, AUTHOR OF H.R. 3901, THE ANTI PREDATORY LENDING ACT. HOUSE BANKING COMMITTEE HEARING ON PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES
- HOUSE APPROVES SCHAKOWSKY REQUEST FOR KEY TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IN CHICAGO. $100,000 TO DEVELOP PLAN FOR WALKABLE EDGEWATER INITIATIVE INCLUDED IN TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION BILL
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WOMENS RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTEST SUPREME COURT DECISION ON VAWA
- 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
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON EQUAL PAY DAY
- OLDER WOMENS LEAGUE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR AFFORDABLE, UNIVERSAL MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT. SCHAKOWSKY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMENS ISSUES JOIN OWL IN RELEASING REPORT
- SCHAKOWSKY HAILS PASSAGE OF BILL TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTO SEX TRADE AND SLAVERY
- PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY STILL TOPS WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING MONEY & PRICE GOUGING SENIORS
- SCHAKOWSKY UNVEILS FINANCIAL CONSUMERS BILL OF RIGHTS. COMPREHENSIVE BILL WOULD ELIMINATE ATM SURCHARGES, BAN OUTRAGEOUS BANK FEES, ENSURE FINANCIAL PRIVACY, PROTECT AGAINST IDENTITY FRAUD AND MORE
- SCHAKOWSKY PARTICIPATES IN KICK OFF NEWS CONFERENCE FOR MILLION MOM MARCH
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON ITS TIME, ILLINOIS 5TH ANNUAL REPORT
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY BEFORE THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED RULE ON THE USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS
- SCHAKOWSKY TOURS OVERCROWDED BOONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SCOTT FLEMING &. HOSTS WITH SALLIE MAE A FREE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP FOR CHICAGO AREA COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON THE ILLINOIS RIVERS 2020 PROGRAM
- SCHAKOWSKY: YOU MAY HAVE A TAX REFUND WAITING FOR YOU. SCHAKOWSKY WEBSITE LISTS 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS WITH UNCLAIMED/UNDELIVERABLE TAX REFUNDS
- SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS HUD AND CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR GUN BUY BACK INITIATIVE. PROGRAM WOULD RID CHA COMMUNITIES OF 1,000 GUNS
- SCHAKOWSKY TESTIFIES BEFORE KEY FUNDING COMMITTEE TO URGE MORE MONEY FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES
- SCHAKOWSKY BLASTS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY NEW SLICK AD CAMPAIGN
- HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO INCREASE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. H.R. 1776 INCLUDES SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS EFFORT TO PASS NATIONWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON LATE TERM ABORTION LEGISLATION
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR ELIAN TO BE REUNITED WITH HIS FATHER
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY IN RESPONSE TO OTS ANNOUNCEMENT ON PREDATORY LENDING. SCHAKOWSKY IS THE AUTHOR OF H.R. 3901, THE ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT OF 2000
- SCHAKOWSKY OPPOSES ANY CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO FORCE ELIAN GONZALEZ TO STAY IN THE UNITED STATES. CALLS ON RENO TO REUNITE ELIAN WITH HIS FATHER
- 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
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF HOUSE MEMBERS, IL GOVERNOR RYAN & EXONERATED DEATH ROW INMATE IN SUPPORT OF THE INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY URGES ALL RESIDENTS IN THE CHICAGO AREA TO FILL OUT CENSUS FORM. WILL LEAD VOLUNTEERS ON APRIL 1 FOR CENSUS DAY OF ACTION TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
- HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN MEMBERS DEMAND THAT SPEAKER HASTERT STOP STALLING GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION. SCHAKOWSKY ALSO CALLS COMMENTS BY NRAS HESTON ABOUT JEWS AND HOLOCAUST SICK AND TWISTED
- REPRESENTATIVES SCHAKOWSKY, BLAGOJEVICH & RUSH ANNOUNCE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL NURSING HOME STANDARDS. RELEASE REPORT ON CHICAGO AREA NURSING HOME ABUSES
- SCHAKOWSKY AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS URGE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT TO USE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD NAZI WAR CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABLE
- SCHAKOWSKY SAYS NRAS LAPIERRE IS OUT OF CONTROL. BLAMING THE PRESIDENT FOR THE MURDER OF FORMER NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY COACH RICKY BYRDSONG IS DESPICABLE AND INAPPROPRIATE}
- SCHAKOWSKY -- WORLD BANK AIDS MARSHALL PLAN IS SMALL DROP IN A VERY BIG BUCKET
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO MOZAMBIQUE
- BANKING COMMITTEE ADOPTS SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. INCLUDED IN HOMEOWNERSHIP BILL
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY ON REPUBLICANS LATEST GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR FULL AND FAIR DEBATE & SEPARATE VOTE ON THE ADMINISTRATIONS $1.6 BILLION COLOMBIA AID PACKAGE. URGES PRESIDENT TO WITHDRAW REQUEST FOR COLOMBIA AID TO BE INCLUDED IN EMERGENCY FUNDING BILL
- Statement of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky in Support of the Iran Nonproliferation Act
- SCHAKOWSKY PRAISES ILLINOIS HOUSE FOR PASSING PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR ILLINOIS SENIORS
- SCHAKOWSKY JOINS COLLEAGUES TO CALL FOR END OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
- Schakowsky Cosponsors Crowley Resolution Condemning Discriminatory Practices Prevalent at Bob Jones University
- SCHAKOWSKY POINTS TO WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON CRITICAL NEED TO ADD MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT
- NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OFFICE VANDALIZED WITH ANTI-SEMITIC SLOGANS
- Op-ed for America's Family Support Magazine
- SCHAKOWSKY DECLARES CENSUS EMERGENCY IN 9TH DISTRICT. SENDS LETTER TO CENSUS DIRECTOR DEMANDING URGENT CHANGES
- SCHAKOWSKY AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAD CHARGE TO GIVE SENIORS ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
- SCHAKOWSKY RAISES MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED $1.6 BILLION AID PACKAGE TO COLUMBIA
- SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR PROGRESS ON HOLOCAUST-ERA RESTITUTION PROCESS DURING BANKING COMMITTEE HEARING
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY, CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS JOIN PRESIDENT CLINTON TO UNVEIL 2000 FAMILIES FIRST AGENDA BOB HATCHER, CEO FROM CHICAGO, SPEAKS AT EVENT
- HOUSE MEMBERS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION OPPOSING PARTICIPATION OF JOERG HAIDER AND HIS PARTY IN AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT SCHAKOWSKY IS ORIGINAL COSPONSOR OF RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY LANTOS
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY HONORED BY NETWORK THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE LOBBY GIVES SCHAKOWSKY A PERFECT SCORE
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY POINTS TO NCJW REPORT ON NEED FOR QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY URGES COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT A REAL PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS READS ONE OF NUMEROUS LETTERS FROM CONSTITUENTS CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS HMO REFORM LEGISLATION
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY ON THE PRESIDENTS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY CALLS ON SPEAKER HASTERT AND HOUSE LEADERSHIP TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS FROM THE HOUSE CHAPLAIN SELECTION PROCEEDINGS SCHAKOWSKY: LETS ASSURE FAIRNESS OF THE PROCESS IN SELECTING HOUSE CHAPLAIN AND THAT ANTI-CATHOLIC SENTIMENTS DONT E
- REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY WARNS THAT SENIORS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOUGED BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES UNLESS CONGRESS PASSES SENSIBLE LEGISLATION JOINS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE
- House Passes Bill Imposing Hefty Fines Over 'Spyware'
- Transplant Patient Home Recovering
- U.S. claim to Iraq oil is no sure bet
- Lawmakers Ask FAA to Explain Job Move
- Them's Fighting Words
- Rising Home Prices Cast Appraisers in Harsh Light
- Bush Defends Phone Record Search
- Contractors Caught Under a Microscope
- Concerns raised about adequacy of military protection
- Activists Hand Brooms to Dow Chemicals Director
- CIA Contractor is Charged in Beating of Afghan Detainee
- Murray turns up the heat over decision to scrap asbestos alert
- Congresswoman Urges a U.S. Pullout From Iraq
- Groups Urge Congress to Require Child-Safety Features on Cars
- Morton Grove wins $1 million for Dempster
- Indecent Action; House Panel OKs Upping B'Cast Fines
- Oil, Ethics, Veterans' Benefits, All in a Day's Work
- 'Burdened by the Controversy'
- Steroid Rage: Professional Baseball Players Outraged
- Schakowsky Conducts Oversight Hearing in New Orleans; Hospitals Still Waiting For Funding, Schakowsky Demands Answers
- CTA, city differ on funds available to fix viaducts
- Legislation to Require White House Disclosure of Military Contracting
- GAO finds barriers to school food safety
- Unemployment insurance talks begin
- City Gets Busload of Big Box Bashers
- LAWMAKERS, UNIONS SAY GAP FACTORIES 'REPRESS' OVERSEAS WORKERS
- Congressional logjam over expanding the child tax credit for low-income families
- U.S. Legislators on $1 Meal Diet to Boost Food Aid
- Floor Tactics Showcase Rule Experts
- Boy takes battle with diabetes to D.C.
- Iraq Hearing Heats up the Hallways
- 1776 Betsy Ross flag to star in Des Plaines holiday parade
- NASCAR Keeping Eye Out For Euphedra Among Drivers
- BLOOD FOR COAL
- US Lawmakers Urge Colombia Trade Vote Delay
- FLOOR FIGHT EXPECTED IN HOUSE ON COAST GUARD, FOIA
- Abraham Pushes for Comprehensive Energy Bill
- Pelosi Scores Convincing Win;
- US Looks into Blackwater Incident
- EPA can't link dumping; EPA can't link dumping, fouled Chicago beaches; Agency also can't rule out MMSD overflows as culprit
- Bill to Change Contact Lens Access
- Small number of Democrats speak out against war on Iraq, while poll numbers show majority of Americans support war
- Group announces politicians' grades on environmental issues
- Congresswoman Blasts Response To Yo-Yo Balls
- Congress gives Bush power to attack Iraq
- Schakowsky Challenges Refusal to Ban Yo-Yo Balls
- An End to Ethics Truce?; Democrats Hint at Imminent Filing of Complaint
- Gingrich disfavors National ID card
- Report: Pentagon Officials Fly in Style
- Library Officials Lobby Politicians
- Stolen Identity
- Rush is Right: How Can We Sit Idle as Darfur is Raped?
- Study: Defense Dept. Didn't Bill Insurers
- Congress rated on votes to conserve
- Schakowsky Leaves Convention to Confer with UN's Annan
- Dems Query U.S. Role in Aristide Exile
- Califican de ineficaz la estrategia de Bush
- Area Moms at Congressional Hearing on Child Safety
- Illinois Democrats Seek White House Action To Lower Gas Prices
- Military Hospitals Subject of Fraud
- Car Damage Being Hidden From Buyers
- Wine, Cigars, Deer Head - Charge it to Uncle Sam
- CITY SUFFERS SMACK' ATTACK AMID TERROR WAR
- NSA Call-Tracking Program Sparks Alarm
- Will U.S. Try to Circumvent Drug Firms Patent?
- Truth behind the mask; Are U.S. troops in danger with defective gear?
- Congress Members Demand Answers from FDA about Whistleblower
- Schakowsky Wants Action Against Toys with Lead
- ASBESTOS: DEMS ASK BUSH TEAM TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY STOPPED ALERT
- Grant to Aid Youth Group
- Lawmaker says Bush, Hastert Dragging on Assault Weapons Ban
- Attempt seen to ease high-rate lending rules
- Dems' Iraq Group Seeks Unified Message On War
- Schakowsky Leads Vice-Chair Race
- 2 Pilots Had Warned About Safety
- Judges' Security Gets Harsh Look; U.S. Marshals Fall Short in Many Cases, 2004 Report Asserts
- Extend the Medicare Drug Benefit Deadline Before the Holidays
- Habla usted Clear Channel?
- STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAN SCHAKOWSKY IN SUPPORT OF THE CRA MODERNIZATION ACT
- In New Congress, Schakowsky Gets Intelligence Seat
- Progressive Blooms
- Bush's War on Immigrants is un-American
- Obama, Durbin Press Resurrection to Start Talks with Union
- GAP urged by US lawmakers to improve working conditions overseas
- Rallying the left
- New Scrutiny for Iraq Contractors
- Finding harmony on the cusp of war
- Pols snub CTA press conference
- Ill. Democrat: Bush Iraq Plan Is Broken
- Storm over Coast Guard's role clouds homeland security debate
- Families Testify for Euphedra Ban
- Unresolved Problem
- Safety Chief: Monitoring Toys is a 'Struggle'
- Congress looking into wild spending at the Pentagon and putting the Army on notice
- Schakowsky: Investigate Whether Bush Distorted the Case for War
- Legislators brace residents for 'long haul'
- A Promise to Keep up the Pressure
- Postal customers report checks stolen in 60631
- City Pays Tribute to Heroes
- Skeptics Eye New Resolution
- Schakowsky Deserves Return In 9th District
- Illinois Lawmakers Ponder Long-Term Effects of Capture
- Buchanan and Press'
- Savvy, cash clinched job for Pelosi
- Freddie Mac Comes Under Fire At House Commerce Hearing
- Defective Children's Products
- The Cost of Training Iraqi Police
- Soldier Killed in WWII Receives Overdue Honor
- Washington Talk; A Downturn in Travel? Not Among Lawmakers
- U.S. Passes the Buck on Rx Relief
- Talking With US Rep Jan Schakowsky: Shining a Spotlight on Ciudad Juarez
- Congress on the road again
- Dem Lawmakers Say Fox News is Unbalanced
- House Bill Would Raise Penalties for Indecency
- Walgreen execs hit Bush Rx proposal
- Martinez Defends Study Decision
- Private U.S. Guards Take Big Risks for Right Price
- Article - Part 1
- Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits
- Why Some Parents Want to Ban Yo-Yo Water Ball Toys
- Lott defended race bias in '81
- Murtha Urges Speedy Return of Iraq Troops
- President Bush Attempts to Rally Republicans
- Local lawmakers snag coveted posts
- Maine Youth Group Receives Grant
- Drug Costs, Discount Card Choices Frustrate Older Adults In Evanston
- FOR THE RECORD
- City Survey Will Help Prioritize Alley Improvements
- Democrats Assail New Medicare Drug Law
- Evanston clergy deliver war protest to legislator
- Panel Passes Big Fines For On-Air Indecency
- Clause Allows Credit Card Rates To Go Up Without Warning
- House Resolution Warns Iraq on Treatment of U.S. Captives
- Judges Calling for More Protection in Wake of Chicago Murders
- Stroller Ride Dangerously Bumpy, Parents Say
- 3 members of Congress seek probe of DHB official
- New Congress to Shine a Spotlight on Blackwater USA
- House Moves To Rescind Bush Order On Papers
- Capitol Hill
- Immigration Citizenship, Voter Registration Drives Set
- Bill would pay for more workers
- Congressional Memo;
Fight or Flight? G.O.P. Split Over Tax Credits - Dems Rally Support for Anti-War Bill
- Flood-control aid pushed
- Des Plaines says security's costing them at home
- Bush Urges Congress to Wait for Iraq Report
- Congress raises security concerns;
- Group Works to Bring Peace to a Strife-Torn World Region
- Lenders exploit poor's few assets; Elderly, minorities often targets
- U.S. Legislators on $1 Meal Diet to Boost Food Aid
- Charge It
- Interview with Jan Schakowsky, Ron Macek, and Fran Johns
- U.S. boosting bioterror response ability
- Iraq Hearing Heats up the Hallways
- STRICKLAND AGAINST IRS HIRING BILL-COLLECTORS ;
- Schakowsky Calls for an End to Veterans Tax
- Hispanic leadership conference to address education, political activity Hispanic
- Council backs post-top traffic signals on Ridge
- The Capture of Saddam
- Scores in Congress dissent over Iraq
- Bankruptcy 'reform' bill still around, and it's still a bad bill
- Morton Grove Fire Department to Receive $56,000 in Federal Grant Funds
- Schakowsky pushes bioterrorism bill
- Another giant step for Pelosi
- Firefighters Receive Grant For $63,609
- Terrorists deny bodies final rest
- CPSC Feels the Impact of Water-Filled Yo-Yo Balls
- Leaders Detail Challenges Suburban Libraries Face
- Political Memo;
- Lawmakers Angry Over Slow Track of 'Gold Train' Case
- House Panel Signs Off on Decency Bill
- Whip passes first big test
- Muslims Denounce Candidate's Remarks
- Fast Tax Refunds Can Carry High Price
- Homeland defense flawed, GAO warns
- Bureaucrats, Democrats Clash Over Drug Plan
- U.S. Troop Protection
- Suffredin to lead key county panel
- Chicago Rally Draws Evanstonians
- Congress Discusses NCAA Reforms in Wake of Colorado Scandal
- House Members Assigned to Committees; California Republicans Will Lead Three Panels, Including Homeland Security
- Send in the.... Contractors?
- Amazing Waste
- Grieving Rush calls for end of death penalty
- Asian Communities Grieve for Tsunami Victims, Begin Relief Efforts
- Skokie Woman Gets eBay to Ban yo-yo Balls
- Durbin aims to fill gaps in food safety;
More tests sought for school meals - Neal Joins Lineup Wary of Social Security Moves
- Feds Dependent on Data Brokers
- Pilots Voiced Doubts About Planes in Colombia Crashes; U.S. contract workers said the single-engine Cessnas involved in two recent accidents were unsuited to the Andean terrain.
- Drawing New Lines in Sand for Votes; 2 Democrats Suggest Realigning Districts
- Seniors Need More Flexibility, Time to Choose Drug Plan
- Legislation gets criticism for shielding gun makers
- Legislators Tackle Local Issues in Forum
- Analysis: Medicare drug delay risky
- TRADE: House Panel Raises Concerns About Singapore, Chile Deals
- Veep is Back in Town
- House Dems Seek Boost In Nursing Home Staffing
- Prescription Drug Deal Nearing?; Congress Questions U.S. Intelligence on Iraq
- Schakowsky to be in House Leadership
- EPD officers honored for service
- Poor locked out by GOP House
- After Iraqi Trip, Unshaken Resolve
- Homeland Security Plan Questioned
- HeadStart Backers Battle Bush Plan
- US government skirts Congress' cap on personnel in Colombia
- New Scrutiny for Iraq Contractors
- Army Credit Cards Used in Strip Clubs
- Davis, Schakowsky Focus On Homelessness
- City congresswoman proposes new bill
- Ill. Democrat: Bush Iraq Plan Is Broken
- Marina plan worth studying
- Schakowsky Calls for an End to 'Disabled Veterans Tax'
- Unresolved Problem
- Suburban Lawmakers Mostly Divided Along Partisan Lines
- Rep. Schakowsky Reflects On Her Friend Senator Wellstone
- Dems Criticize Medicare Official's Waiver
- Lawmaker wants more inquiries into charge card abuses
- Schakowsky Gets Women Leadership Role
- Q: Do parents always have a right to know when their teen is seeking birth control?;
- Substance Abuse Prevention Council Wins $100,000 Grant
- Navy Misses Credit Card Fraud
- Year of the woman? That remains 1992
- Dems Blacken Eye Over Ad
- Bush Urged to Rescind Order On Presidential Materials
- HUD Rapped Over AU Bias Report
- Filipino Kidney Donor Denied US Visa
- Muslims concerned about government's reaction since Sept. 11
- Kaptur to Lead Congressional Delegation to Mexico
- U.S. Lets Haiti Down
- Fighting Terror With Databases; Domestic Intelligence Plans Stir Concern
- Muslims Protest Candidate OK with Spies in Mosques
- Bush, Uribe to Meet on Drug, Rebel War Aid
- FEW U.S. LAWMAKERS VOTE FOR PEACE
- GOP abuses power in House
- GOP Scores Low On Women's Rights
- It's high noon for Sheriff Bush
- Never Again...Again
- Line Increasingly Blurred Between Soldiers and Civilian Contractors
- Kirk lands spot on an influential spending panel;
3rd state member of Appropriations - Send in the.... Contractors?
- Pentagon Easy to Fool on Travel, GAO Charges
- Navy Credit Cards: Whiskey And Women, Ballgames And Gambling
- Panel Seeks Better Disciplining of Doctors
- Navy Personnel Misuse Phones, GAO Says
- MERCURY: DEMS ATTACK U.S. POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL TREATY
- Cheers for Iraq Vote Unify A Divided Crowd
- Bill Designed To Kill Off Tax Refund Loans
- Veterans offer family support
- Illinois Reps Talk Social Security at WTC
- Medicare Drug Benefit Presents Many Flaws That Demand Correction
- Senator doubts gulls fouled beaches
- DynCorp Faulted For Iraq Spending
- Disclosure Bill Testing Sympathies With GSEs ; Foes say they don't tell enough; others say, Enough already
- Agencies, legislators address
- Pro-Union Study Blasts Colombia
- Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Bill Planned; NEED Act Talks Progressing
- Liberals Want to Lead Fight Against Bush
- Hensarling to Head RSC; Kilpatrick Chairs CBC
- Lobbyist, lawmakers pressing their case for Ridge waivers
- US lawmakers rip FDA over unapproved import drugs
- Hear a General, Hug a Sheik: Congress Visits Iraq
- LABOR-ECUADOR: U.S. GROUPS CONDEMN ABUSES ON BANANA PLANTATIONS
- City on Target to Alleviate Funding
- Firms in drug effort thwart Congress' rules;
- FOIA EXEMPTION STAYS; PANELS MOLD OTHER PARTS OF NEW DEPARTMENT
- Medals Pass Along Pride
- War a Challenge For Peace Caucus
- Bush Urges Congress to Wait for Iraq Report
- Schakowsky Says O'Hare Expansion Vital To Meeting Travel Needs
- Kaptur to Study NAFTA
- Congress seen coasting since August recess
- After Iraqi Trip, Unshaken Resolve
- Homeland Secrecy
- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at Maine East
- Worse than Enron, worse than WorldCom: The Pentagon
- Gaining Steam, Finally
- Democrats urge students to vote
- Schakowsky Bill Targets Cars' Power Windows
- Kucinich heads anti-war coalition in U.S. Congress
- American lawmakers wrap up trip calling for easing of U.S. policy toward island
- Lawmakers, OFHEO Close Ranks on GSE Registration
- Legislators Urge Bush Rethink Order
- Crossfire Transcript (Iraq)
- Kidney Donor Denied Visa for Cousin's Transplant
- Panel blasts planned cuts at Smithsonian to help finance war
- Critics Blast Bush on Proposed Housing Cuts
- Transcript: CNN's Crossfire - Gay Marriage
- CNN WOLF BLITZER REPORTS
- Politicians Sign Up Against UAL Pension Moves
- Friendly Fire
- U.S. TRYING TO IMPROVE MEDICAID OVERSIGHT AFTER GAO REPORT
- Leaders Agree to Work Together on Great Lakes
- A Well-Oiled Policy
- BUDGET: Report Card Anxieties
- U.S. Must Increase Efforts to End Genocide in Sudan
- House Dems Demand More Iraq Hearings
- Schakowsky won't run for U.S. Senate in 2004
- Send in the.... Contractors?
- Pentagon Wasted Millions on Airline Tickets, GAO Says
- Schakowsky is top Dem on panel
- Bean off to D.C. as freshman with GOP target on her back
- Union Members March Through Downtown Chicago
- Uncle Sam to needy: Why not try marriage?;
A Bush proposal would spend $300 million to encourage unwed couples to tie the knot. - Dear George: Think Of The Children
- House Dems Choosing Sides
- Pelosi Survives Test On War Resolution
- Free Speech Needs More Defenders
- Illinois Leaders Sound Alarm on Rising Natural Gas Prices, Soaring Heating Bills
- Mass Media Notes
- Just What They've Been Waiting For...
- Officials, activists ask city to back transgender rights
- Forum broaches threat of West Nile virus
- Congress Debates War as Death Toll Rises
- Whipping up a Fight
- In Congress, calls arise for inquiry on Iraq's weapons
- Chicago Gallery Shows Iraqi Art
- U.S. rep: Activism can get results
- Evanston to Test Waters for Putting in a Marina
- Contractors in Iraq Have Become U.S. Crutch
- Senate Grills Homeland Guard Czar
- Lawmakers Questioning Eli Lilly Role - Watchdogs Fear Homeland Advisory Council Exemption for FACA
- U.S. Pilots Fight Coca in Colombia
- Environmental group objects, but Senate OKs nuke dump site
- 13 States Try Again to Block NSR Rule
- Suburban congressmen seek balance of rights, protections
- Demand for Old Glory not flagging
- Rock the Vote Picks up the Beat;
A Decade After its Heyday, the Group Renews its Push to get Young Adults to Polls - Jilted shareholders rethink faith in stocks
- Hear a General, Hug a Sheik: Congress Visits Iraq
- Industry still leery about FOIA rules
- Local Resident Not Satisfied With Yo-Yo Ball Ruling
- House Democrats Grapple With Iraq
- State Won't be Lacking for Leadership in Capitol
- Dems vow to carry on Wellstone's work
- Analysis: Comparison of New Medicare Bill to One in 1988
- Dozens of House members rally to protest what they call the rush to war with Iraq
- A House Less Divided
- Exhibit A Against Media Concentration
- Suspect in O'Hare weapons incident facing federal charges
- Setting The Agenda: Do Children's Products Need Tougher Safety Rules
- Kidney Donor Refused Visa
- Still Waiting...
- Prescription Price Controls a Sticking Point in U.S.
- How Will U.S. Guarantee Iraqi Women's Rights,
- Schakowsky, Sandlin fill out Dem Whip team
- Midnight Express: When You Know Your Legislation is Unpopular, You Sneak it in While America is Sleeping
- Bush to Ask Congress for More U.S. Troops in Colombia
- 'Virtual pre-K' offers new ways to learn
- Dealing with Continued Fallout of Bhopal, India
- Abortion-Rights March Targets Bush
- Community gathers to celebrate, shine light for Hanukkah
- Working to Wean U.S. Off of Foreign Oil
- Use of Contractors for Military Purposes Under Scrutiny
- Military Hospitals Need Financial Improvement, Says Watchdog Agency
- Schakowsky Asks Negroponte To Explain Waiver Shielding Corporations
- Report: Pentagon Wasted $100 Million
- Coast Guard sends teams, ships abroad;
War duty possible, officials indicate - Confronting the budget tsunami
- Toxic Levels of Lead in Toy Jewelry Spur Recall
- Congressmen call on Bush to abandon "Mexico City" policy
- OP-ED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY ON PREDATORY LENDING CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
- Turning Up The Heat On Bush
- Schakowsky Unveils Her Whip Team
- Dems, GAO fear congressional oversight
- Illinois Lawmakers Hold Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Bush's Social Security Proposal
- Like Old Times: A Chicago Torah Visits Its Old Home in Europe
- At a time of war, how dare we reduce veterans' benefits?
- Legislation, Rulings Fuel Horse Slaughter Controversy
- City urged to pass transgender bias law
- Candidates introduced at annual meeting of city Democrats
- Dems Rally Support for Anti-War Bill
- Fannie Won't Seek Predatory Exemption
- Tainted Food on the Rise In Cafeterias
- Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq
- President fights for the right to secrecy
- Kup's Column
- Defense Agency Proposes Outsourcing More Spying
- House Democrats create ‘message teams’
- Freddie Says Restatement Affects Pre-2000 Results
- Battle Zone: Making the Tax Cut Permanent
- Democratic Rep.: Troops Need More Rest
- Ryan risks nuke neighbors' health
- Of Tourists And Terrorists;
U.S. Visa Policy Irks Israelis - Colombians Protest Fumigation
- FOIA AMENDMENTS EXPECTED AT HOUSE MARKUP
- City Looks for Aid on Homeland Security
- In the face of evil, Chicago Jewish community mobilizes
- Contractors in Iraq Have Become U.S. Crutch
- White House Pushes Voluntary Data Sharing; But critics say homeland security effort would allow companies to hide too much
- Future of National Do-Not-Call Registry Very Much in Doubt
- Frankfort Women's Equality Day 'a spectacular success'
- "Today We Have Broken the Marble Ceiling"
- Undocumented Students Seek Helping Hand for College
- Coalition Awards Area Rep.
- Defense Dept. Can't Keep Credit Card Spending in Check
- Battle Over Gephardt's Post Begins;
- Hastert: Immigrant Plan Unlikely to Pass
- Airport Security Workers Accused
- Rising Pill Costs Plague Elderly
- Patriot Act and North Suburban Libraries
- Schakowsky gives students her take on 9/11 attacks
- HUD Pulls Plug on Fair Housing Study of GSEs' AU Systems
- Schakowsky Comes to MG Man's Aid
- Pelosi Taps Two Supporters for Chief Deputy Whip Posts
- House Panel Rejects Democratic Push for Info on Cheney's Energy Task Force
- Senior Center Plan Seeks Sustenance
- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy visits Chicago schools
- Schakowsky Sees Discord in the Democratic Process
- Bill Would Help Fund Ridge Avenue Work
- Scents and sensitivity
- Mineta Urges House Panel on Fuel Standards
- Park Ridge Now Neutral on O'Hare Expansion
- Schakowsky passes on Senate run
- Officers Make 'Top Cops' List
- Pentagon's Loose Purse Strings
- More proof needed before we go to war
- Lipinski's Legacy in City Easy to Track; Orange Line Tops Transit Triumphs
- Underclass of Workers Created in Iraq; Many Foreign Laborers Receive Inferior Pay, Food and Shelter
- Testimony On LANL 'Outrageous'
- American Morning
- U.S. Bars Iraqi Refugees Despite Perils
- Democrat leaders soften tone;
But Daschle faults Bush diplomacy - http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/press/pr6_6_2000emailforwardbill.shtml
- House Democrats Nudge SEC Staff Over Proxy Access
- Reconstruction Ruling Benefits Bush Pals
- Federal budget could change health benefits for veterans
- Contractor Deaths in Iraq Nearing 800
- Fannie Mae Faces New Criticism
- Senior Drug Smugglers
- The House Inches Toward a War Vote
- White House will resume program to shoot down drug planes
- No tobacco product is safe - U.S. surgeon general
- Schakowsky, Obama Give Thoughts on Iraq Pullout
- Milwaukee blamed for beach closings;
- Nation Builders for Hire
- Contractors Face More Scrutiny, Pinched Purses
- City gets blame for polluted beaches;
- Legislators snub CTA over Evanston repairs;
Rebuilding sought of 6 old viaducts - Rep. Schakowsky: Petraeus Hints at Decade-Long Iraq Presence
- Fearful of radiation, Americans look to pill
- War Inc. on the March to Relieve US Troops
- Bill Calls for Contractors to Exit Iraq
- Can't Rent? Payday Shop Files to Buy A Charter
- President Moves to Define Marriage Legislation in Works to Deny Right to Gays
- Schakowsky in capital during Pentagon crash
- Defense Agency Proposes Outsourcing More Spying
- Controversial measure would protect corporate information
- Safety Advisory, but no Recall, for Water Ball Yo-Yo
- Vote for women who pack a presidential punch
- Suburban Delegates Prep For New Role in Congress
- Schakowsky Backed in the 9th District
- Lawmaker Urges Database Aimed at School Food Safety
- War and Politics;
- A struggle for soul of Democrats
- Dream of Justice, Work for Justice, King Speaker Says
- House's federal air security vote today Does your U.S.representative want screeners to be federal employees?
- Grant Funds NU-ETHS History Workshops
- Schakowsky Marches for Mexican Murder Victims
- Fed Acts to Curb Predatory Lending Practices; Stricter Rules on Subprime Loans Enacted to Protect Unwary Borrowers
- Disabled Veterans Tax
- Schakowsky Did Right Thing for Local Man
- Radiation pill supply urged;
- Democrats Lose Bid for Energy Task Force Info
- Collision Course on the Airwaves
- Panel faults NASA audit, Andersen
- Illinois Group Warns Parents of Potentially Dangerous Toys
- Federal Road Bill Contains Much for Area
- Bio, Chem Protective Gear Questioned
- "Mission Impossible" in Iraq
- The Horror of Abu Ghraib
- Bush offers up a cure
- Eliminating Penalty Isn't Enough
- Army Contractor Count Stymied by Red Tape
- Ohio Democrat blasts Bush
- Desegregation Mission Improbable
- F, as in Free Speech
- Echoing Wellstone on War, Activism
- Your World With Neil Cavuto
- Technology Can Avert Tragedies
- Pelosi Brings New Style to Caucus
- Congresswoman Wants Ban on Refund Loans to Low-Income Families
- Road Dollars Now in State's Hands
- Breaux, Tauzin criticize curbs on media ownership
- San Francisco Bar Wants Probe of Pentagon Lawyer
- GAO says Ridge withholding data needed for budget
- House proposal would establish tourism council
- U.S. Democrats Challenge Bush This Week on Iraq War
- Calling for FISMA systems count
- Critics Vow to Fight 'Clear-Channelization' of Television
- Congress Urged to Save Kids From Automobile Hazards
- Fannie Mae Ends Its Role
- Taft students tour Washington, D.C.
- What's Holding Up a Pretexting Law
- WASHINGTON: WISCONSIN CAPITOL BRIEFING: Lawmakers' letter fuels pollution blame game
- ANGER ERUPTS OVER MEDICARE REFORM
- Labor Dept.: 1,001 Contractors Have Died in Iraq
- City backs reparations exploration
- Lawmakers Will Face Series of Protests Over Medicare Legislation in Coming Months
- SCHAKOWSKY SAYS CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS FACING ENERGY CRISIS AND PAYING DOUBLE TO HEAT THEIR HOMES. JOINS REPRESENTATIVE MARKEY TO CALL ON PRESIDENT CLINTON TO RELEASE MORE LIHEAP MONEY TO HELP FAMILIES PAY FOR HIGH HEATING BILLS
- Blackwater Withdrawal Ends Inquiry
- Bill Would Subsidize Housing for Battered Women
- Bush Wants Homosexuals Out of Marriage
- Hyde calls for 'overwhelming' military response
- Democratic Rep.: Troops Need More Rest
- Congress blasts Feds on cyber-terror FOIA games
- Yo-Yo Ball Toy Banned in Two Countries
- Colombia Must Uphold Law While Waging War
- Minimum Wage Increase in the First Hundred Hours
- Re-elect Schakowsky
- Returning Troops Left High and Dry
- LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES NOT EQUIPPED FOR WEST NILE OUTBREAK, CONGRESS TOLD
- Evanston Democrats savor a huge win
- Area Lawmakers Against Immigration Plan
- PRIDE wraps area in red ribbons
- Immigration Workshop Promises a Safe Place
- Celebs Join March Against Mexico Killings
- $3 mil. settlement in crib death
- Evanston, Campus Celebrates Veterans Day with Memorials
- Analysis: President Bush Endorses Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage
- Illinois Lawmakers Disagree With Governor On Life-Saving Pills; Potassium Iodine Pills Could Help In Nuclear Terror Attack
- Bill Passed in the Senate to Include Safer Power Windows
- NCAA Official Promises Revised Recruiting Rules
- Terror fight redefines U.S. role in Colombia
- Proper Notice Taken of World War II Duty
- Fannie's Black Box
- GIS NOT READY FOR CHEMICAL WAR
- Phone-List Sellers: We Help Cops
- Howard's Revenge
- A new class of clinic
- GOP to Put War Up For Debate
- Coping with the Cleanup
- Nation going wrong way: Dems
- Lawmakers Question Tutor Rules
- Firm's Charity Care Challenged
- Pelosi's Fast Start
- Nightline Iraq: Why Stay?
- Chicagoans Protest Bush Social Security Plan
- US Congress members for probe on roughing up of Indo-Canadian
- Spyware Bill Advances in U.S. House
- Spousal Abuse Targeted in Bill
- Interview With Representatives Janice Schakowsky and Peter King
- House Dems Seek Gates Briefing
- Preschoolers learn love of reading
- Officials charged in toxic lunches
- Dangerous Children's Products May Be Lurking In Homes
- Secret Ridge briefing protested
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- Analysis: Bush Child-Health Limit Divisive
- Sarbanes Sets Steep Standards For Preemption
- Legislator pushing for $90 billion veterans package
- Pretexting Hearing Turns to Wireless Execs
- Illinois congressmen blame pollution on Milwaukee
- Schakowsky feted
- BP Takes Lumps on Hill
- Mom pleads for help in getting girls out of Saudi
- Mayor Seeks More Federal Funds
- Bipartisan Group of Illinois Members Call on Governor Ryan to Take Advantage of Federal Law to Expand Treatment to Low Income Women with Cervical and Breast Cancer
- House Approves Child Safety Reforms
- Terror fight demands teamwork
- Bush Takes Responsibility for Iraq Claim; President Addresses Flawed Uranium Data, Defends Going to War
- Appraisers and the Pressure to Inflate Valuations
- Rep. Schakowsky: Petraeus Hints at Decade-Long Iraq Presence
- BC-Computer Security
- No Recall for Yo-Yo Ball Toy;
Injuries Reported, but U.S. Agency Downplays Danger - Legislators want to hear Bush's case against Iraq
- Bill Calls for Contractors to Exit Iraq
- Stage is Set for Pelosi-Frost Face-Off
- Lawmakers Fear Another Senior Citizens' Revolt
Against Medicare Bill - Bush, House OK Iraq deal;
- Schakowsky wins re-election
- The Marriage Trap
- Letters to the Editor
- Senate Defies Bush on Rebuilding Plan
Baghdad May Have to Repay $10 Billion - Private U.S. Operatives on Risky Missions in Colombia
- Chicago mourns Israel terror victims at Community Memorial Program
- Suburban Immigrants Have New Ally
- More Lawmakers Put Pressure on UAL
- Speech hits key notes for area lawmakers
- Capitol Hill Letters Press UAL on Pensions
- House Favors Clean Air Anti-Smut Legislation Hikes Fines to $500,000
- Defense Criticized on Fraud
- U.S. Rep. Schakowsky Honored By Veterans Group
- Extend Jobless Benefits, Illinois Democrats Urge
- Troops Lack Protective Gear, Say Lawmakers; Safety Against Chemical, Biological Arms Doubted
- Governor Encourages Seniors To Sign Up For Drug Coverage
- Prison Scandal Indicates Gap in U.S. Chain of Command
- Well-suited for battle?
- Schakowsky Demands Answers from AT&T
- Tightening the Screws
- Foes decry 'wrong direction'
- NRA Accusations Letter to the Editor Chicago Tribune
- Police Dept. Gets $150,000 Tech Grant
- Nurses' Problems Deserve Attention; Reports Show Many in N.C. Aren't Happy, and That's bad for all of Us
- Azteca, striking workers to meet with mediator
- Some in Congress Talk of Iraq Withdrawal
- Senate Bill Bans Water Yo-Yo Ball
- The Pentagon's Private Army;
They run the mess halls. They program the weapons. They even recruit soldiers. And if America goes to war against Iraq, private military companies will play a bigger role than ever before. - Computer Use Can Be Costly
- Students, Schakowsky Share Ideas on Child Labor
- House, Senate Make Rapid Advancement Toward Comprehensive Energy Bill
- Bush's Budget Leaves Less Rook For Service
- Pension Funding Problems Grow
- Lawmakers Avoid Criticizing Bush on War
- Grant Park Anti-War Rally Stats Peaceful
- House Dems, Women's Groups Pledge To Block Social Security
- Lawmakers seek answers on tainted school food
- Schakowsky Calls for Investigation of Background Check Delays
- Nevada representatives launch final push to slow Yucca Mountain momentum
- Was Lynch rescue made up? 2 Illinois pols want to know
- Scandal at Hewlett Packard
- Funding woes threaten youths' D.C. trip
- Young Guns Aim for Democratic Leadership
- The Anti-War Liberal | Jan Schakowsky
- Officials huddle on Ridge plan
- Six Groups Assail U.S. Effort to Limit Colombian Drugs
- Hoping to Keep the Fight Alive
- Public safety officials want better communication
- Local Man's Letter Makes it to Congressional Floor
- Shrinking surplus has Capitol Hill buzzing;
- Labor Dept.: 1,001 Contractors Have Died in Iraq
- Relax Laws to Boost Web Security, U.S. Officials Say
- Mom Wants Yo-Yo Balls Bounced from Shelves
- Once willing to go solo, Bush now wants backing
- Blackwater Withdrawal Ends Inquiry
- City officials consider asking IDOT to retain Ridge post-top signals
- Medicare Bill Has Close Call;220-215 House Vote Sends
Drug Coverage to Senate - Interview With Jack Kingston, Jan Schakowsky
- U.S. Rep. Schakowsky sails into 3rd term
- Denying College Aid Over Drugs Faces Fight
- The Democrats' Dillema
- TLC Wins National Contest District 63's After-School Program Wins Top Honors
- US Lawmakers Object to United Plan for Health Cuts
- Voting irregularities easily fixed
- Immigration Official Hears Complaints About Red Tape
- Editorial - No Child Left Behind
- Praise--and careful criticism
- A Drink For Those Departed
- N.C.A.A. Plans Stricter Recruiting Standards
- Pentagon officials abusing government credit cards
- IL Durbin Senate Whip; Durbin Elected to Second-Ranking
Democratic Post in Senate - Illinois Dems Blast Bush on Unemployment Benefits
- US lawmakers warning American soldiers not equipped with right protective equipment for biological or chemical attack
- Reward Businesses That Keep Jobs in U.S
- Parties Go Their Own Ways on New Drug Card
- BARRIER-FREE BUILDING
- FCC Chief Says Won't Probe NSA Call Program
- Fannie Mae Inquiry Widens
- Illinois lawmakers split on Iraq
- Police Grant Geared Toward Emergencies
- 'Call the Atrocities In Darfur By Their Rightful Name'
- Students have their say on possible war
- Schakowsky Slams Upton Bill
- Analysis: Child Products Pose Dangers
- Lawmaker demoted after remarks on Jewish groups
- Rep. Schakowsky: It's Time To Bring Them Home
- Mother's Protest Gets the Job Done
- Interview With Representatives Janice Schakowsky and Tom Tancredo
- U.S. Could Let Milwaukee Dump Sewage Into Lake, Group Says
- United Airlines Faces More Labor Challengers After Pension Ruling
- Schakowsky shoots down veterans' benefit cuts
- Anti-War Protestors Hold Orderly Rally
- Main focus for Senate is next year's defense budget proposal
- House passes special education overhaul
- Wal-Mart Under Fire Again For T-Shirts With Nazi Logo
- U.S. HOUSE APPROVES FOUR-YEAR RENEWAL OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- HP's General Counsel Quits, Declines to Testify at Congressional Hearing
- City stalls for time on Ridge project
- Local agencies, lawmakers on West Nile virus
- What Exactly Happened That Day In Fallujah?
- Party Leaders Favor Security Agency; Goal Is to Create Department by Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
- Funding for viaducts falls short of CTA goal
- Blackwater and the Business of War
- House narrowly OKs Medicare drug plan
- Congresswoman Says Detainees Lacking Due Process
- Don't raid benefits to cut taxes for rich
- BP Takes Lumps on Hill
- Critics Blast IT Loophole in Homeland Security Plan
- Skokie Mom Determined to Ban Dangerous Toy
- Dist. 207 planning to open clinic at Maine East
- House Approves Child Safety Reforms
- Congressmen get low rating;
- Ideas and Trends: An 800-Pound Gorilla Charges Partners Over Medicare
- Lawmakers Say Holocaust Insurance Deal Not Enough
- The Worst Case Scenario: Part I
- Helping Keep Kids Safe in and Around Cars, Trucks
- Tax cut won't help many
- Security for Hire: Private Contractors
- US House Members Seek Probe Of Medicare Ad Campaign
- Chicago shares Israelis' grief
- Public Housing Getting Shortchanged
- Critics: Panel Too Lax on Kids Items Safety of Kids Products Questioned
- U.S. Democrats try to frame debate with Bush
- Safety Group Calls for Stronger Rules on Lead in Toys
- Congress Calls for Stricter NCCA Recruiting Regulations
- House OKs tax cut, jobless bill extending aid 13 weeks; Stimulus passes 417-3; Senate close to vote on version
- Forthcoming Columbia College Institute to Celebrate Roles of Women
- Schakowsky Slams Bush, Iraq Policy
- Schakowsky stops by U.S. Representative visits herconstituents in new Des Plaines portion of district
- So, We're Not Exactly Chile
- Interview with Tommy Thompson, Jan Schakowsky
- Have a happy new year!
- In the Black(water)
- Water Creeps Higher
- Let Inspections Work
- Protecting People or Profit?
- Lou Dobbs Tonight - Electronic Voting
- Ill-Suited for War
- Des Plaines Split on Hiring Outside Help
- Foreign Tourists Ill Informed About Travel Security Successes, Panel Told
- EPA will relent, warn public about asbestos in insulation
- Barton Plans to Move Anti-Spyware Bill Next Month
- Dems Join Push for Yo-Yo Ball Ban
- Brotherly love flows for Illinois politician
- House Poised to OK Indecency Fine Increase
- House Passes Abortion Restrictions for Minors
- POLS BACK POWELL'S REG PUSH
- Schakowsky: Time to Leave Iraq After Two Years
- Medicare Plan Feels New Heat
- Congresswoman advocates Middle East peace
- House on Deck in Iraq Debate
- TRANS RIGHTS FIGHT
- Democrats question foreign policy
- Contrite BP Bosses Admit Blame for Alaskan Oil Leaks
- Evanston area takes dim view of lights
- Bush urges Congress to support drug plan
- Stem Cell Bill Faces Bush Veto
- Home-Care Workers Arrested In Sit-In Protest;
- Dems Urge Probe of Iraqi Uranium Claim
- Mattel's CEO Faces Skeptical Lawmakers
- Credit card write-offs drop sharply after Pentagon begins docking paychecks of abusers
- Official Urges Ban of Euphedra by Baseball
- Some Democrats calling for repeal of Bush tax cut
- The Anti-War Liberal | Jan Schakowsky
- Bush urges quick approval of homeland security plan
- Contact Lens Issue Gaining Visibility
- Congresswoman urges improved health care for minority children
- Hoping to Keep the Fight Alive
- Congress Orders Pentagon To Crack Down On Credit Card Fraud
- Wrath of Seniors Hovers Over U.S. Medicare Debate
- Tom Daschle demands apology from President Bush
- The Worst Case Scenario: Part II
- Mad Cow Case Renews Debate Over Food Safety
- Federal Bills Focus on Brokers, Credit Scoring Agencies
- The Struggle for Iraq: War Costs; Democrats Lean Against Bush Spending Request
- Trade Unions Rip Bush Policies
- Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa): Stop the Presses
- Too Many Defense Officials Fly Business Class, Report Says
- Fewer Children's Product Recalls Still Too Many
- The Coca-Cola Killings;
- Tests Can't Measure Immigrants' Patriotism
- Answering the Many Questions
About Haiti - For abused women, speaking out can be both therapy and power
- A Stunned Party Looks to the Internal Debate Ahead
- Private Army Seeking Political Advice in D.C.
- “The Santo Domingo Massacre: Killing and Covering Up in Colombia”
- Deadline Puts Medicare Part D in Spotlight
- Analysis: Growing Use of Private Contractors to Provide Security in Iraq
- 2003 Could Bode Well for Nonprofits - Provided They Stay Focused on Mission
- Reaction Mixed to Plan Sending to Troops to Border
- Des Plaines Mayor Complains about Flood Prevention Project Delays
- Expanded access;
New design concept could open more homes to disabled - 9 of 10 Join Drug Plan, HHS Chief Says
- Nurse Staffing Bill Makes Hospitals Queasy
- Armed forces land at high schools
- 30-Day Hold On Return To Iraq While 'Compassionate Transfer' Sought For Military Mom of Troubled Teen
- City Accepts Mexican Matricula Cards
- Salmonella Survivor Endorses Push for Food Safety Agency
- Schakowsky Calls People to Action
- D.C. Scare Prompts EPA to Review Rules on Lead
- U.S., Others Propose March 17th Deadline for Iraq
- Bush's Budget and "Wounded Travelers"
- Lawmakers Call on Wal-Mart to Boost Wages for Female Workers
- With Democrats Divided on War, Pelosi Faces First Test
- A Mirror for the GOP, Please
- FCC Subpoenas 30 Phone Record Dealers: Will Look at How They Get Call Info From Companies
- Some members of Congress raising questions about DynCorp
- Local Iraqis Fight For Relatives in Need
- Minorities targeted for subprime home loans-study
- The Hill Profile - Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
- BP 'Fell Short' on Pipeline, Execs Admit
- Wedding bells ring untrue;
- Where Are Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction?
- US Lawmakers Urge Colombia Trade Vote Delay
- Bush: Unite security forces;
- Powell: Colombia Abides by Rights Laws
- US Looks into Blackwater Incident
- Neighbors to have role in traffic signal talks
- Detained Terror Suspects Confess, Give up Info
- False appraisals may inflate prices
- What Exactly Happened That Day In Fallujah?
- Cancel DOD Cards
- Woman Seeks Ban on YO-YO Balls
- Progressive L.A. Convenes
- Blackwater and the Business of War
- America's For-Profit Secret Army
- State Needs More Federal Transit Dollars
- Congress Wrestles With Iraq Language
- One Man, One Vote; Tom Daschle Isn't Up for Reelection, but He Could Still Lose Big Tomorrow
- U.S. Lawmakers Asked Mexico to Free an Illinois Man
- Daley to D.C.: Be brave, bold
- Your World with Neil Cavuto
- Bush Budget Unkind to State
- Washington People
- Paula Zahn Now (DOD Mismanagement)
- Man Allowed to Fly From Philippines to Chicago
to Donate Kidney - Tax Debate Roils House Democrats
- Expansion of Lake Park Facing Fight
- Report Clears Medicare Ads
- The Permanent War
- Critics Doubt Safety Chief's Priorities; Agency Chairman Called Soft on Manufacturers
- Kidney Transplant Crosses Foreign Borders
- Can mercenaries protect Hamid Karzai?
- Cell Phone Pirates: House Panel Advances Measure to Safeguard Your Call Records
- Durbin Cautions Seniors About Medicare Cards
- Inclusive Home Design Act of 2002
- U.S. Needs to Use Its Full Influence to Save Lives in Darfur
- Don't Rush to Buy Drug Cards
- Area legislators paint a bleak financial picture
- Signup Down to the Wire for Part D Coverage
- Albright Joins Pelosi in Defiance of Bush Strategy
- Ethel Kennedy leads U.S. congressional delegation on fact finding mission to Haiti
- City Receives Early Christmas Gift
- House Spyware Bill Modified, Advances
- Medical Malpractice Hearing Produces No Agreement
- Tsunami Triggers Debate Over U.S.'s Role in Global Village
- 'Call Darfur a Genocide' Say Coalition Protestors
- Maine East adds free health care to its offerings
- SCHAKOWSKY AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW TRUTH ABOUT U.S. COMPANIES USING SLAVE LABOR IN CHINA. JOINS REPRESENTATIVE BROWN, BONIOR AND OTHERS IN CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION OF CORPORATIONS NAMED IN SLAVE LABOR REPORT
- We've Got Our Own Web of Censorship
- Car Sharing Program Expands to Suburbs
- Building Cities for Peace
- House Leaders at Boiling Point at Hearing on Drugs in Sports
- Illinois Lawmakers React To State of the Union Address
- Congresswoman vows to help Des Plaines get federal funds
- Lawmaker Wants Contractor Details
- Common Building Material Holds Toxic Danger
- Time running out on jobless benefits again
- Help Rising Economy Lift Working Families
- POLS JOIN UNITE VERSUS GAP
- Media consolidation? What media consolidation?
- Safety Chief: Monitoring Toys is a 'Struggle'
- Event speakers pay heartfelt tributes to safety personnel
- House Members Challenge Bush on Plan
- A Promise to Keep up the Pressure
- No answers to why some swim areas are unsafe
- Congresswoman to Visit U.S. Detainees
- More aid sought for homeless vets
- Stem Cell Bill Faces Bush Veto
- Immigrant complaints draw Durbin's support for INS bill
- GAO: Forest Service Credit Cards Misused
- llinois lawmakers say closing U.S. House was prudent measure
- Mattel's CEO Faces Skeptical Lawmakers
- ‘It’s about time’
- US Should Not Spread "Failed" NAFTA Through Americas - US Lawmakers
- Interview With Jan Schakowsky
- Gephardt's Plans a Mystery;
- Out of Work and Full of Worry
- War cries drown out voters
- House of Representatvies Committee Approves Iraq Funding Bill
- Fannie Mae Warns Congress Not to Release Staff Pay Details
- Congress reopens debate on National ID card
- Columbia and Human Rights
- Visa Granted so Kidney Donor Can Help Cousin
- War gets top billing in Bush’s speech
- CDC's HIV Policy Criticized
- Haitian Immigrants Protest Bush at Rally
- Helping Domestic Violence Victims
- Arts Group Gives State Delegation Good Grade;
Illinois Lawmakers Get B for Funding - Red Tape Untangled, Man Looks At Life With New Kidney
- Portsmouth naval hospital takes issue with criticism
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