Archive: 2007

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair Jane Harman, and Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight Chairman Christopher P. Carney sent the following letter to Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of… Continue

“In congressional testimony Monday, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, is expected to cite a 75 percent decrease in sectarian attacks.” [Washington Post, 9/6/07] According to a report in today’s Washington Post, U.S. military leaders and the… Continue

This morning, the House Armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint hearing entitled “Beyond the September Report: What's Next for Iraq?” receiving testimony from the Honorable William J. Perry, Major General John Batiste, and General John M. Keane. Chairman… Continue

The Armed Services Committee is currently holding a hearing to receive testimony on the Independent Assessment of Iraqi Security Forces. General James Jones, USMC (ret), Chairman of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq, will testify along with three other… Continue

“‘To make our country safer, H.R. 1, the very first bill that Congress introduced and passed in the Congress, the 9/11 Commission recommendations, has been signed into law by the President. To grow our economy, we passed our innovation agenda, which has been signed into law by the President…we passed the minimum wage, which was signed by the President and now is the law of the land. To restore accountability to the Congress, to restore honest leadership and open government, we passed the most far reaching ethics and lobbying reform bill, which we sent to the President last night, which we anticipate that he will sign.”

“‘On the Energy and Commerce Committee, he was deeply involved in consumer issues, including protecting consumers from unfair credit report practices. He also worked to preserve our history by supporting and improving sites honoring our nation’s presidents. As Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Congressman Gillmor was the highest-ranking American in this highly esteemed international organization of parliamentary members from the 26 NATO nations.”

The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Iraqi Benchmarks: An Objective Assessment.” David M. Walker, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office as Comptroller General of the United States, will testify. Watch the hearing live >> Chairman Tom Lantos gives… Continue

Today Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel released the following letter to White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten regarding President Bush's comments on the United States Congress as reported by Sheryl Gay Stolberg in today's New York Times: The following is… Continue

“Iraq is a long way to go for a photo op, but not for President Bush, who is pulling out all the stops to divert public attention from his failed Iraq policies and to keep Congress from demanding that he bring the troops home.”

From the Armed Services Committee, which has just concluded its first hearing on Iraq reporting: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) Hearing on the Comptroller General's Assessment of the Iraqi Government's Record of Performance Washington, DC — House Armed Services Committee… Continue