Archive: 2007

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing entitled “Misleading Information from the Battlefield.” The hearing will focus on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica… Continue

The House-Senate Conference Committee has just approved the Iraq Accountability Act, which includes the troop readiness standards and benchmarks for the Iraqi government found in the bill that passed the House, as well as a mandatory date to begin redeployment. If the… Continue

“‘The agreement reached between the House and the Senate rejects the President’s failed policies in Iraq and his open-ended commitment to keep American troops there indefinitely and forges a new direction for a responsible end to the war.”

“‘The report reinforces one basic reality – in its current form, Social Security will be able to pay full benefits until 2041 and even after that will be able to pay 75 percent of benefits.”

From the Oversight and Government Reform Committee: New Evidence of Security Problems at the White House Current and former employees of the White House Security Office have reported to Chairman Waxman that there was a systemic failure at the White House to… Continue

From the Education and Labor Committee: Advisory: Subcommittee on Workplace Protections to Hold Hearing on OSHA Standards Tuesday WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on the unwillingness of the… Continue

On behalf of all Members of Congress, today I express my deepest condolences to the family of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, especially her husband, her five children, and her five grandchildren. Since learning of her illness, her many friends in Congress have expressed… Continue

“‘On behalf of all Members of Congress, today I express my deepest condolences to the family of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, especially her husband, her five children, and her five grandchildren.”

Today is Earth Day, giving our country an opportunity to focus on the key challenges facing us in preserving our planet. House Democrats belive that, by focusing on rapidly expanding the production of clean, alternative energy and reducing our use of oil,… Continue

“Last Friday, Pelosi shook everyone’s hands and posed for pictures with each one of the 300 guests, but it didn’t cost anyone a dime.”