Archive: 2008

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Bush spoke at the White House this morning on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: “The President is misrepresenting the facts on our nation's electronic surveillance capabilities. Last August, he… Continue

From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers: I’m Staying Here to Work on FISA (Washington, DC)- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement to President Bush’s commitment to work on foreign surveillance legislation through the recess: “The President's efforts to… Continue

FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press – February 14, 2007 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will step up efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers… Continue

Chairman Silvestre Reyes of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent the following letter to President George W. Bush today regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear… Continue

Today, the House has just approved H.Res. 982 by a vote of 223-32-1, which provides for the adoption of H.Res. 979, recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel, and Joshua Bolten, the White House Chief of… Continue

“The House took two major steps today that started to dispel the fog of fear and inertia that has surrounded the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill when it comes to challenging President Bush and their Republican colleagues.”

“The voters’ message is getting through, not only in settling the fights for the Republican and Democratic nominations but in changing the mind-set of Washington.”

Surveillance will continue should Protect America Act expire on February 15 The refusal by President Bush and House Republicans to support an extension of last summer's Protect America Act for twenty one days so that a House/Senate conference on a FISA modernization… Continue

All Members of Congress fully understand and support our responsibility to protect the American people and the need for the President, the Congress, and policymakers to have the best possible intelligence to fight terrorism. On Friday, a surveillance law insisted upon by… Continue

Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers testified before the Committee on Rules in support of statutory contempt and civil litigating authority resolutions against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten. Text of Resolution as Introduced… Continue