Archive: 2008

“The news that three Americans and their fellow captives held by Colombian rebels have been freed is the answer to the hopes and prayers of so many.”

“This morning, President Bush signed the emergency supplemental bill into law and with it a new GI Bill for our troops, veterans and military families and an extension of unemployment benefits for millions of jobless American workers.”

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Bush signed into law the emergency supplemental funding legislation, which includes the new GI Bill of Rights and an extension of unemployment benefits. Many veterans groups strongly supported the legislation. Click here… Continue

Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after the New York Times reported on Al Qaeda's growing strength in Pakistan and the Army's internal criticism of post-war planning in Iraq: “Over the past several weeks we have seen a remarkable,… Continue

“As we approach the Fourth of July, we can be proud that we are thanking the heroes of our time–our troops and veterans–with a new GI Bill that provides a full, four-year college scholarship. With this new GI Bill, our troops and veterans will become the next ‘Greatest Generation’ and help spur job creation for our economic recovery.”

From the Oversight Committee: Committee Chairs Introduce Bill to Strengthen GAO Chairman Henry A. Waxman and 18 other committee chairs introduced legislation to strengthen the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and restore GAO's authority to pursue litigation if documents are improperly withheld from… Continue

Today the House voted on several key energy-related measures. The first was the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, the “Use It or Lose It” bill. The legislation will compel the oil industry to start drilling on the 68 million acres… Continue

“The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use all its authority, including the agency’s emergency powers, to ‘curb immediately’ the role of excessive speculation in energy futures markets.”

“We are putting oil speculators on notice.”

“In the 109th Congress, the majority Republicans in the House regarded the Senate as the graveyard of their legislation. Many a bill passed in the lower chamber would go to the upper to die.”