Armed Services Hearing on the Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq
The Armed Services Committee is currently holding a hearing on Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead. Witnesses: The Honorable Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense Department of Defense Admiral Michael G…. Continue
Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How The Bush Administration Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make Our Country Safer
Today, the Chairmen of the Committees on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs issued a report entitled “Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How The Bush Administration Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make Our Country Safer,” which examines the record of the… Continue
Pelosi on Energy Bill: Whose Side Are You on? The American Consumer and the Taxpayer, or Big Oil?
“This week, the House will vote on comprehensive energy legislation that is a result of a reasonable compromise.”
Pelosi: Continued Heavy Commitment of U.S. Forces in Iraq Hampering Our Ability to Fight in Afghanistan
“After five and a half years of war, President Bush will leave office with nearly as many U.S. troops in Iraq as were there before the ‘surge’ began in January 2007.”
Continued Heavy Commitment of U.S. Forces in Iraq
This morning, President Bush announced his plan on force levels in Iraq. The AP reports: No reduction of forces in Iraq this year WASHINGTON — President Bush will keep roughly the same number of U.S. forces in Iraq through the end of… Continue
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa) : Speaker Pelosi promises help to Iowa storm victims
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a second disaster relief measure by next week to help Iowans recover from floods and storms that struck the state in recent months.”
Rep. John Larson: Enough!
Congressman John Larson of Connecticut, Vice Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, delivered the Democratic Radio Address this morning. In his address, Congressman Larson discusses energy legislation the New Direction Congress will bring forward to combat rising energy and gas prices and… Continue
Pelosi Letter to Bush on Iowa’s Cost Share Requirement
“I urge you to exercise your authority under the Stafford Act to provide necessary relief for those continuing to struggle in the aftermath of this historic natural disaster.”
Pelosi Statement on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
“I spoke today with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on the depth of the housing finance crisis, in which millions of families are losing their homes.”
America Must Stand Up to Cancer
There is not a person in our country who has not seen a loved one suffer because of cancer. Cancer kills 565,000 Americans annually, and each year there are more than 1.4 million new cases. All Americans must work together to make… Continue
