Archive: 2007

The Transportation Committee is currently holding a hearing on structurally deficient bridges. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), of 597,340 bridges in the United States, 73,784 are structurally deficient. In light of the recent tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge… Continue

Washington, DC–Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today upon sending the Ethics and Lobbying Reform bill to President Bush for his signature: “Democrats continue to deliver on our promises to the American people, as today… Continue

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the General Accounting Report on Iraq, which shows that Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 required benchmarks for political and military progress: The independent GAO report released today contrasts… Continue

On Labor Day, we pay tribute to the talent, intellect, and entrepreneurial spirit of hard-working Americans, who through their labor have made our nation strong. This holiday is fundamentally different from all the others we celebrate as a nation. As Samuel Gompers… Continue

From the Education and Labor Committee: This Labor Day, Let's Redouble Effort to Improve Worker Safety, Says Chairman Miller Miller also launches interactive map of workplace fatalities WASHINGTON, DC –To honor America's workers this Labor Day, the country should commit to stopping… Continue

“‘This holiday is fundamentally different from all the others we celebrate as a nation. As Samuel Gompers said many years ago: ‘All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day…is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.’ Instead, it is devoted to all Americans who every day struggle and strive to ensure their families, and our nation, prosper.”

Rep. Kendrick Meek of the Speaker’s 30 Something Working Group returned yesterday from a Congressional Delegation trip to Iraq. He shares his views saying, “The American people are asking for our troops to come home. I think that should be the goal… Continue

“‘The President is demanding tens of billions more dollars for the war in Iraq despite non-partisan conclusions, such as the draft GAO report and the recent National Intelligence Estimate, that the Iraqi government has failed to achieve required reforms.”

The President is demanding tens of billions more dollars for the war in Iraq despite non-partisan conclusions, such as the draft GAO report and the recent National Intelligence Estimate, that the Iraqi government has failed to achieve required reforms. As in the… Continue

The Washington Post reported today that President Bush is preparing a request to Congress for $50 billion more to fund his failed policies in Iraq — policies that have cost the American people dearly both in lives and taxpayer dollars. The American… Continue