Archive: 2008

“The Farm Bill is a first step in reforming America’s farm policies and a giant leap forward in helping Americans who are struggling with the high cost of groceries and gasoline.”

“Today we stand here before you very proud of the New Direction Congress. Especially proud of what we have accomplished in the last couple of weeks and what we will do going into the Memorial Day weekend. We have solutions to the challenges facing the American people. “

The House has just passed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 6022 by a vote of 385-25. The measure suspends the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the end of the year, as long as the… Continue

From the Education and Labor Committee: GAO Report Shows Need for Minimum Standards to Protect Teens in Residential Programs, Says Chairman Miller Education & Labor Committee Will Vote Tomorrow on Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — A… Continue

“While I hope the President will return with concrete assurances that OPEC will take swift action to bring down prices, in the past the Administration’s calls have been ineffective, making it all the more necessary for Congress to step in to help American consumers.”

“This is a critical first step for America’s families, businesses and our economy and, as the President said in 2006 when talking about the impact of suspending deliveries to the SPR, ‘every little bit helps.'”

“The thoughts of the world are with the people of Burma as they struggle to recover from the catastrophic cyclone. The numbers are simply staggering. It is estimated that the death toll will be more than 100,000, with another 2 million displaced or severely affected by the cyclone.”

According to news reports, House Republicans are planning to unveil a new message this week. New phrases and an effort to rebrand the Republican Conference will not change the fact that the majority of House Republicans support President Bush's policies and are… Continue

“On behalf of all of my colleagues in the House of Representatives, I offer my deepest condolences to the Chinese people and all those who lost loved ones in the powerful earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province.”

“She’s the highest-ranking woman official in U.S. history — the first female speaker of the House of Representatives and second in line to the presidency. But Nancy Pelosi says none of that tops being a mother and grandmother.”