The House Democratic leadership tonight announced that the House will vote later this week on a bill to change course in Iraq. The legislation, sponsored by Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, would begin the responsible redeployment of U.S. troops within 120… Continue

Today the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing, “The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 1424).” Text of The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 >>… Continue

Six months after the President escalated the war in Iraq, American troops have plunged even deeper into that country's civil war, with no end in sight or a clear exit strategy. The President wants more of the same and he refuses to… Continue

From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers, Sánchez Confirm Harriet Miers for Public Hearing, Announce Vote to Authorize RNC Subpoena (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. and Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sánchez confirmed that former White House… Continue

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “The Surgeon General's Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future.” The hearing is focusing on the importance of the Surgeon General's Office, the need to preserve the Surgeon General's independence, and recent limitations on the… Continue

Six months ago, in an evening address to the nation, the President announced his plan to send more than 20,000 more troops into Iraq. At the time, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid sent a letter to President Bush, urging him to reject… Continue

The CRS report is yet more evidence that the war in Iraq has come at too great a cost to the American people, our troops, and their families. Think about what $10 billion a month would mean to protecting Americans from terrorism,… Continue

UPDATE: Chairman Conyers has announced the witness list for Wednesday’s hearing: Ambassador Joseph Wilson; Roger Adams, US Department of Justice Pardon Attorney; Douglas A. Berman, William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University; Tom Cochran,… Continue

Job Vacancies At DHS Said To Hurt U.S. Preparedness Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post – July 9, 2007 The Bush administration has failed to fill roughly a quarter of the top leadership posts at the Department of Homeland Security, creating a “gaping… Continue

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released the following statement in response to a letter from the White House in which the White House reiterates its intentions to assert executive privilege, without providing justification for the privilege claim as requested by the Committee:… Continue