Archive: 2007

“‘The New Direction Congress passed a responsible budget that restores fiscal responsibility and makes up for disastrous cuts the President has made to vital services for Americans. Our responsible budget is seven-tenths of one percent different from his spending plan. In the House, we have passed all 12 appropriations bills with bipartisan support, with an average of 50 Republican votes each. And finally, our responsible budget restores pay-as-you-go budgeting, making no new spending commitment without a way to pay for it.”

Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the keynote address this morning at the National Conference of State Legislatures' 2007 Legislative Summit in Boston. Read her full remarks as prepared >> An excerpt of on protecting our planet: “Also central to the strength of our… Continue

Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee have released the following analysis of the economy over the past six years: Bush Economic Record Has American Families Running in Place The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that… Continue

Tonight, Barry Bonds etched his name into baseball’s history books and took his rightful place among the sport’s immortals. It was a great night for baseball and a great night for San Francisco – the crowd went wild. It was particularly exciting… Continue

On July 13th, Chairmen Bart Gordon and John Dingell, along with Subcommittee Chairmen Brad Miller, Nick Lampson, and Bart Stupak wrote to NOAA Administrator Admiral Lautenbacher requesting documents and records relating to the bizarre controversy surrounding Tropical Prediction Center Director X. William… Continue

Congress recesses amid Democratic achievements Richard Cowan, Reuters – August 5, 2007 After months of being flogged for accomplishing little, Democrats who control Congress headed into a summer recess having passed several high-profile bills from raising the minimum wage to bolstering U.S…. Continue

“The House yesterday passed a far-reaching package of energy legislation that would promote conservation and the use of renewable resources at the expense of the country’s oil and gas interests.”

Speaker Pelosi said that S. 1927, the bill passed tonight by the House to temporally amend FISA for six-months, after H.R. 3356, the Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend Our Nation and Our Constitution Act bill failed last night, contains many provisions… Continue

“‘Today, the House propelled America’s energy policy into the future with the passage of the ‘New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act.’ Energy independence is a national security issue, an economic issue, an environmental and health issue, and a moral issue.”

“Tonight, the House passed S. 1927, a bill approved by the Senate yesterday, which is an interim response to the Administration’s request for changes in FISA, and which was sought to fill an intelligence gap which is asserted to exist. Many provisions of this legislation are unacceptable, and, although the bill has a six month sunset clause, I do not believe the American people will want to wait that long before corrective action is taken.”