Archive: 2007

“‘This Memorial Day, American families and businesses are yet again paying record prices for gasoline. With high gasoline prices this year already costing consumers and our economy an extra $20 billion, families are feeling a serious drain on their pocketbooks.”

“‘I was pleased to welcome Madam Vice Premier Wu Yi and the Chinese delegation to the Capitol this afternoon. In light of the significance of the U.S.-China relationship, we have a responsibility to work together to build a brighter future for the people of our two countries – economically, politically, diplomatically, culturally, in every way.”

“‘Thank you UCSF Vice Chancellor Dr. David Kessler and Mayor Newsom for inviting me to help announce largest single donation ever given to an American university for child and adolescent mental health services. Although pressing congressional business keeps me in Washington, I join you in celebrating the creation of the Pritzker Center at UCSF.”

This morning, the Foreign Affairs committee passed The International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act which increases the United States’ role in stopping global warming through a coordinated international response. From Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA): Washington, DC — The House Committee on Foreign Affairs… Continue

“Democrats will ‘set a new direction’ by expanding health care for children, bolstering early childhood initiatives and investing in the young because this will reap great rewards in the future, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday at a national summit on children.”

At 10:15 the Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing: “The Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters.” It will be televised on C-Span 3. Officials Describe Interference by Former Gonzales Aide Dan Eggen and Carol D. Leonnig, Washington… Continue

Changes Spurred Buying, Abuses Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Scott Higham, Washington Post – May 23, 2007 In February 2005, an auditor at the General Services Administration presented evidence to agency leaders that one of the government’s top technology contractors was overcharging taxpayers…. Continue

“‘Strong evidence indicates that the Bush Administration abused a loophole provided by the prior Republican Congress permitting the indefinite appointment of interim U.S. Attorneys without Senate confirmation. This legislation, which now goes to the President’s desk, restores Constitutional checks and balances in the appointment process of interim U.S. Attorneys. It is a small but necessary step toward restoring confidence and independence in the administration of justice.”

“‘Welcome to the National Summit on America’s Children. Today is an historic day in which national experts and scientists are gathered to discuss our nation’s most vital resource – our children.”

“‘American consumers must not be at the mercy of foreign oil cartels that conspire to fix prices and allocate production. These state-controlled entities and cartels, which control more than two-thirds of crude oil traded internationally, avoid accountability by claiming immunity from the antitrust laws. The NOPEC bill provides a critical tool by authorizing the Justice Department to pursue antitrust actions in U.S. federal court against cartel members.”