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Foreign Affairs Hearing on Detainee Treatment at Guantanamo
The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight is currently holding a hearing, “City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay? The Mistakes of Guantanamo and the Decline of America's Image, Part III.” The hearing focuses on a… Continue
San Francisco Chronicle: Pelosi, others urge Silicon Valley to create a better world
“Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called upon Silicon Valley leaders on Monday to send Washington their ideas on how the United States can reverse global warming, improve education and health care and rebuild U.S. infrastructure.”
Pelosi: Congress Sends President Transportation Legislation to Help Create and Promote 40,000 Jobs
“This represents our down payment on a new commitment to renewing America’s infrastructure, which will continue with the reauthorization of the highway bill next year”
Chairman Waxman Requests FBI Interviews of President Bush and Vice President Cheney
Today Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee urged Attorney General Mukasey to turn over the FBI interviews of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, citing new information from the FBI interview of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and the recent disclosures by… Continue
Los Angeles Times: Congress making strides
In a letter to the Los Angeles Times, Congressman Waxman wrote, “Your editorial failed to recognize major accomplishments that Congress has achieved under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”
Judiciary Chairman Conyers on McClellan Revelations
From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers: McClellan Revelations Troubling, Require Further Scrutiny (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Commitee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement in response to revelation about the Valerie Plame CIA leak made in former White House Press… Continue
Christian Science Monitor: How Pelosi tends a more divergent flock
“Democratic wins in three recent special elections for House seats, and expectations that Democrats will pick off even more Republican slots in November, are good news for Nancy Pelosi.”
On the Continued Detention of Burmese Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
The Burmese military junta's decision to continue the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is deplorable and deserves the full condemnation of the international community. A clear message must be sent that Aung San Suu Kyi and all other prisoners… Continue
Pelosi: President Rightly Compares Valor of Soldiers Today to Those Who Fought in WW II , Yet Still Opposes GI Bill for 21st Century
“The President’s remarks today brought cynicism to what should be an occasion of great pride, the commencement ceremony at the Air Force Academy. In his remarks, President Bush rightly compared the valor our men and women in uniform today to those who fought in World War II, yet he still opposes our bipartisan efforts to send our brave troops to college, just as we did after World War II.”
Pelosi Condemns Continued Detention of Burmese Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
“The Burmese military junta’s decision to continue the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is deplorable and deserves the full condemnation of the international community. A clear message must be sent that Aung San Suu Kyi and all other prisoners of conscience in Burma must be released, immediately and unconditionally.”