Archive: 2008

From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote Chairman Waxman writes Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General produces a copy of the report of the… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Oberstar, Waxman Question EPA on Clean Water Act Enforcement Internal EPA Document Shows Enforcement is Suffering WASHINGTON — Two powerful House Committee Chairmen are questioning the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement efforts under the Clean Water Act. Chairman James… Continue

“Before leaving town for the Fourth of July recess, Senate Republicans thwarted a vote on a sensible Medicare bill that would benefit doctors and patients at the expense of overpaid private health plans.”

“Exactly 232 years ago this week, our Founders declared their independence from the status quo. They listed their grievances against the rule of King George of Great Britain and declared the United States of America to be a free and independent state.”

As a result of legislation passed by the Democratic Congress, interest rates on need-based federal student loans will be cut in half over the next few years, saving the average borrower $2,570 over the life of the loan. Starting on July 1st,… Continue

From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers and Sánchez: Rove Not Immune from Testifying (Washington, DC)- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) responded today to Karl Rove attorney Robert Luskin’s letter advising the Committee that Rove… Continue

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after the Department of Labor released its employment report for June showing a loss of 62,000 jobs, and an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent. The economy has lost 438,000 jobs in… Continue

Congress pressing Bush to block, reverse Iraq oil deals Ben Lando, UPI – June 25, 2008 U.S. congressional leaders are pressing the Bush administration to block deals to be signed between the Iraqi federal government and the world’s largest oil companies and… Continue

“The news that America has experienced its sixth straight month of job losses is no surprise to most Americans; they feel the economic anxiety and uncertainty every day – as they worry about their own employment, and as they face the rising prices at the pump and at the grocery store.”

The American people heard from the President today more of the same failed policies of the past: drill, drill, and drill. Drilling in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Continental Shelf could only save consumers a couple of pennies a gallon, 22 years from now.”