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by Josh Kalven
10:07am
Tue Sep 1, 2009
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Schakowsky Town Hall: Booing Ted Kennedy? Really?

Health Care

We attended Rep. Jan Schakowsky's health care town hall meeting in Niles last night where over 2,000 people showed up, packing a high school auditorium and spilling onto the sidewalk outside.  There was a real variety of opinion expressed during the 90-minute meeting, with ...

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by Adam Doster
1:24pm
Tue Aug 25, 2009

Health Care Round-Up: Schakowsky On Reconciliation, Quigley On Cost-Shifting

Aaron Schock

Here are today's health care headlines:

Schakowsky: We're Going To Have To Do It Without GOP

Are Democrats really ready to pass health care reform without Republican support? Rep. Jan Schakowsky thinks so. Here's her quote to The Hill this morning:

“I ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:56pm
Mon Aug 24, 2009

Local Immigration Activists, Politicians Renew Call For Raid Moratorium

Jan Schakowsky

In the wake of President Obama's recent pledge to begin his push for comprehensive immigration reform this year, local activists today continued their campaign to ratchet up political pressure on the White House. Members of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee ...

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by Progress Illinois
10:24am
Wed Aug 19, 2009

Health Care Roundup: WH Says "Nothing Has Changed," Zorn On The "Bulging Brown Wallet"

Jan Schakowsky

The latest news from the health care battlefield ... Schakowsky: "Nothing Has Changed" On Public Option In our round-up on Monday, we noted what appeared to be hints -- albeit not new ones -- that the White House is not wedded to including a public ...

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by Adam Doster
11:50am
Tue Aug 18, 2009
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Progressive Public Option Pressure Grows

Health Care

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius created a firestorm among liberal pols and activists when she reiterated
on Sunday that the White House, while supportive of the public option,
does not view it as "the essential element” for health care reform. On
...

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by Angela Caputo
3:14pm
Fri Aug 7, 2009
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IL-10: Schakowsky Endorses Hamos, Dubs Her "The Best Of The Best"

Jan Schakowsky

State Rep. Julie Hamos is ramping up her newly-announced bid for the 10th Congressional District seat and today added a big name to her list of endorsements and today added a big name to her list of endorsements. At a news conference this morning, Rep. Jan Schakowsky ...

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by Adam Doster
11:28am
Fri Aug 7, 2009
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Schakowsky Assails Conservative Mobs At Health Care Town Halls

Jan Schakowsky

This week, Sen. Dick Durbin came out swinging against those
conservative activists aiming to disrupt as many congressional town
hall meetings on health care reform as possible. "Let me tell you,
these town hall meetings have now been orchestrated by the tea baggers
...

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by Adam Doster
10:01am
Wed Aug 5, 2009
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Hundreds Rally For Health Care Reform In Chicago

Pat Quinn

Reading the news these past few weeks, one might get the impression
that President Obama's health care push is dead in the water. Nevermind
that four of five congressional committees with jurisdiction over
health care legislation have already passed
substantive bills. The ...

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by Angela Caputo
5:13pm
Mon Aug 3, 2009
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Illinois Dems Renew Push For Immigration Reform

Mike Quigley

When the summer recess is over and Congress returns to Capitol Hill,
will immigration reform remain a top priority for Democrats? While
members of Congress have been sending mixed messages about exactly how
hard they'll push for reform, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has
...