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“Keeping loving families together, particularly in cases in which one partner or spouse is a U.S. citizen, should be a priority for immigration enforcement.”

As the Gavel noted last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that Californians who have purchased individual health insurance policies with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield can expect to see their premiums increase between 30% and 39% this year alone. Adding… Continue

Today, after a thorough examination, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released findings showing that greenhouse gases threaten our public health and the environment: Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed greenhouse gases–carbon… Continue

“The EPA has thoroughly reviewed the scientific literature on climate change, which spans decades of research across a breadth of disciplines and across the globe. The science is clear: global warming is real, its impacts are being felt around the world, and carbon emissions present a danger to public health and the economy worldwide.”

Yesterday, the House passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act which takes aggressive steps to crack down on the extreme misconduct at the Mineral Management Service — the agency charged with collecting royalties from oil and gas companies. Royalties… Continue

The AP reports: Gov’t officials probed about illicit sex, gifts Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday…. Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote Chairman Waxman writes Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General produces a copy of the report of the… Continue

Congress pressing Bush to block, reverse Iraq oil deals Ben Lando, UPI – June 25, 2008 U.S. congressional leaders are pressing the Bush administration to block deals to be signed between the Iraqi federal government and the world’s largest oil companies and… Continue

In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General today, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee asked the IG to examine potentially thousands of criminal cases involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq, which could involve hundreds of millions of federal dollars. Full… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Oversight Committee Subpoenas Justice Department for Plame Documents Today, the Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Mukasey compelling the production of FBI interview reports of Vice President Cheney and President Bush and other documents regarding the… Continue