Archive: 2008

Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, “Is OSHA Failing to Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules?” The hearing examined the recent spate of construction and crane incidents in the U.S., particularly in New York City and Las Vegas, which have… Continue

Last Wednesday the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing, “From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part II.” Douglas Feith, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, was scheduled… Continue

Today's bipartisan and veto-proof vote sends a strong signal that improving care for seniors and ensuring fair payment for providers will not be held hostage to the White House's insistence on bloated, unnecessary subsidies for private health insurance plans that participate in… Continue

“Today’s bipartisan and veto-proof vote sends a strong signal that improving care for seniors and ensuring fair payment for providers will not be held hostage to the White House’s insistence on bloated, unnecessary subsidies for private health insurance plans that participate in Medicare.”

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Examination of AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government.” The hearing will address failures by AEY, Inc., to provide weapons and ammunition under contracts with the United States Government, and the deficiencies within the government… Continue

Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the “Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan” that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a… Continue

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Senator John McCain's energy proposals: “With American consumers and businesses struggling as the price at the pump cascades across our economy, Senator McCain's proposals show he aims to continue the… Continue

From Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler: Constitution Subcommittee to Consider Subpoena for Douglas Feith Lawmakers Will Also Consider “National Security Letters Reform Act” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties… Continue

“Consumer frustration over high gasoline prices has apparently been judged blind-rage-inducing enough to trot out the usual discredited solution, domestic oil drilling. President Bush recently reiterated his desire to drill just about everywhere from Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Gulf of Mexico as a way to offer consumers relief at the pump.”

“With American consumers and businesses struggling as the price at the pump cascades across our economy, Senator McCain’s proposals show he aims to continue the ‘drill and veto’ policies of the current Administration. John McCain’s energy proposal is an attempt to divert attention away from his recent flip flop and his support of the failed Bush-Cheney policies that have resulted in skyrocketing gasoline prices for consumers and skyrocketing profits for Big Oil.”