Archive: 2008

Today, broadcast journalism lost one of its giants, who will be remembered along with names like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and David Brinkley. The City of Buffalo has also lost its favorite son, who loved his city and its hometown team,… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote In letters to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House official Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman announces that the Committee will consider holding them in contempt for their repeated refusal to provide subpoenaed documents… Continue

“HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi woke up Thursday to ‘Impeach Bush!’ pickets outside her Washington, D.C., home, but chose to spend the day assembling a veto-proof House majority to extend unemployment benefits.”

When Will House Republicans Admit They Are Wrong Too? Last night, Vice President Dick Cheney's office admitted that his assertion before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that China is drilling “60 miles of the coast of Florida” was wrong and that, in… Continue

“Today, broadcast journalism lost one of its giants, who will be remembered along with names like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and David Brinkley.”

“Today’s economic news that consumer prices rose largely due to record energy prices is a direct consequence of allowing energy companies write our national policy. That approach – as illustrated in the Cheney Task Force – has resulted in record profits for the oil industry, and record prices for American consumers.”

The chairmen of the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, which are responsible for overseeing the State and Defense departments, today insisted that the Administration fulfill its commitment to keep members of Congress informed of its negotiations with the Iraqi government on… Continue

The House has just passed the Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, H.R. 5749, by a veto-proof margin of 274-137 after Republicans blocked the legislation yesterday. The legislation will immediately provide up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits in every state to… Continue

“The House approved extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed Thursday, with Democrats capturing a narrow two-thirds majority that could boost chances for action in the Senate.”

“The time is right. The number of long-term unemployed Americans is higher now than when Congress last extended unemployment benefits in 2002.”