Archive: 2007

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released the following statement in reaction to President Bush’s announcement that Karl Rove will resign at the end of the month: “The need for Karl Rove to explain his role in the firing of the U.S. Attorneys… Continue

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer responds to a Washington Post editorial in a letter to the editor today: What a Democratic Congress Achieved Rep. Hoyer, Washington Post letter – August 13, 2007 The Post’s assessment of the first seven months of the 110th… Continue

In a Washington Post op-ed, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer notes, “The Democratic majorities in Congress have demonstrably moved our nation in a new direction and established a strong record of achievement, despite Republican obstructionism.”

Pelosi, 13 others to assess recovery Katy Reckdahl, Times-Picayune – August 12, 2007 What exactly can the federal government do to help New Orleans? Boost the Road Home program’s coffers, said people walking on French Quarter sidewalks Sunday. One pedestrian’s response was… Continue

“‘Securing our border remains a top priority for the New Direction Congress. By strong bipartisan majorities, the Democratic-led Congress has already passed tough border security measures this year – two bills that significantly enhance security at our borders and add at least 3,000 new border patrol agents. After today’s announcement, we hope that the Administration will work with Congress to pass meaningful immigration reform.'”

“‘Today, the President signed into law the America COMPETES Act – yet another American priority put forward by the Democratic-led Congress that has taken our country in a New Direction after years of stalled progress in Washington. In the past few weeks, the President agreed to finally implement the independent 9/11 Commission recommendations – signing into law the first bill we voted on in the House, helping us make America safer – and the first federal minimum wage increase in a decade took effect, giving millions an overdue pay raise.”

Today, in our fifth year of war in Iraq, the President should not be asking the American people for more time on behalf of the Iraqi government, but he should be asking the Iraqi leaders why they will not meet key political… Continue

Politico, August 6, 2007: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) scored some major wins in the final few weeks before the recess, including pushing through a major rewrite of congressional ethics and lobbying laws, legislation to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations and an energy… Continue

Of the 80 key measures passed by the House since January, nearly 70 percent have been supported by more than 50 Republicans. Indeed, only 10 percent of these 80 measures have passed on party-lines, with the support of fewer than 10 Republicans…. Continue

“‘Tonight, Barry Bonds etched his name into baseball’s history books and took his rightful place among the sport’s immortals.”