Jackson was one of the liberal leaders who supported a fixed timetable for Iraq troop withdrawals . In 2007 , he has also co-sponsored ( along with Roy Blunt ) , legislation providing nearly $ 1 million to each family that lost someone to the al-Qaida activities in the 1998 United States embassy bombings . In 2007 Jackson voiced an interest in initiating impeachment proceedings against President Bush for " crimes against the Constitution of the United States . " In March 2011 , Jackson attracted ridicule for a speech he made on the House floor proposing a constitutional amendment for " equal education rights " , which he illustrated by proposing that every student in America receive an iPad from the federal government . In April 2011 , Jackson spoke on the house floor , blaming the iPad for " eliminating thousands of American jobs . " In the February 27 , 2007 Chicago municipal elections , Jackson 's wife , Sandi Jackson , won the election for Alderman in Chicago 's 7th ward
1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
Jesse Jackson Jr.