The Washington Post prints an update on the question of the Vice President’s handling of classified information: Cheney Aide Explains Stance on Classified Material Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post – June 27, 2007 Vice President Cheney’s office offered its first public written explanation… Continue

Once again, Senate Republican leaders have chosen partisanship over progress by blocking consideration of the 9/11 and lobbying reform bills, both of which passed the House and Senate by large bipartisan majorities. After failing to take action for years when they controlled… Continue

From the Education and Labor Committee: Chairman Miller Says Push to Pass Employee Free Choice Act Will Go On WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today after Republican… Continue

The Budget Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt: Is Our Economy Vulnerable?” Watch the hearing live >> Dr. Peter R. Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, gives opening testimony: Dr. Orszag: “Economists generally agree that the… Continue

Lugar: Iraq surge not working Anne Flaherty, Associated Press – June 26, 2007 Sen. Richard Lugar, a senior Republican and a reliable vote for President Bush on the war, said Monday that Bush’s Iraq strategy was not working and that the U.S…. Continue

Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who produced the initial report on Vice President Cheney’s disregard for rules governing the handling of classified information, has written has a letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding indicating that contrary… Continue

The Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is currently holding a hearing, “Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws – The Issues.” Watch the hearing live >> Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Scott gives opening remarks: Chairman Scott: “Mandatory minimum sentences have been studied extensively… Continue

The House has passed the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, H.R. 1281, which would prohibit and punish deceptive practices that aim to keep voters away from the polls on Election Day. This bill protects every American citizen's right to vote… Continue

The Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is currently holding a hearing, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Response to Air Quality Issues Arising from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: Were There Substantive Due Process Violations?” Former… Continue

From the Education and Labor Committee: Rep. Miller and Top Democrats Introduce Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Legislation would remedy recent Supreme Court decision to severely limit workers' ability to bring pay discrimination claims WASHINGTON–Legislation to ensure that victims of pay discrimination… Continue