Jan Schakowsky Professions : U.S. RepresentativeBorn : May 26, 1944 Browse All Authors Top 43 quotes by Jan Schakowsky There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help. Jan Schakowsky around-the-worldsickearthquakes I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June 2004 to mobilize a coordinated interfaith response to the ongoing humanitarian disaster. Jan Schakowsky proudjuneorganization As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves. Jan Schakowsky gratefulcommunityimportant Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, both chambers of Congress acted to make sure our troops will not be left in Iraq indefinitely. Jan Schakowsky withdrawaltroopsiraq Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room. Jan Schakowsky limited-resourcescarecommunity Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible way, using local resources, is not sound or sensible policy. Jan Schakowsky fuelsoundpregnancy Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown, the denial of this right to minorities is a scar on our system of democracy. Jan Schakowsky minoritiesdemocracyimportant Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best. Jan Schakowsky colombiadrugyears When we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help. Jan Schakowsky sickhelpingearthquakes The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas. Jan Schakowsky leadershiprunningideas As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come to this Nation in order to create a better life for themselves, their families, and future generations. Jan Schakowsky generationsorderfirsts As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur, Sudan. Jan Schakowsky atrocitiesjewgenocide Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents. Jan Schakowsky constituentsqualitycare Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency. Jan Schakowsky growingwaryears In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year. Jan Schakowsky illinoiscommunityyears Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America. Jan Schakowsky communityopportunityamerica I believe.....this is my final word......I believe that I'm supporting the Constitution of the United States which does not give the right for any individual to own a handgun. Jan Schakowsky gungivingbelieve It would be one thing if we could say the system works [in Illinois], and that individuals followed procedures and were found innocent, but in fact in all the cases it was really a fluke ... We find persistent wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. It's really sheer luck that those convicted of these [capital] crimes were exonerated in the end. Jan Schakowsky illinoislucklaw Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war. Jan Schakowsky strongdoorswar 20,000 jobs is really not that many jobs. Jan Schakowsky jobs Similar Authors Bill Keating us-representative Buck McKeon us-representative Bruce Braley us-representative Brad Wenstrup us-representative Allyson Schwartz us-representative Anna Eshoo us-representativeAll Authors
