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“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to President Bush, calling on him to take several critical steps to ensure any review of the systemic problems facing military health care is non-partisan and thorough.”

“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to President Bush, calling on him to take several critical steps to ensure any review of the systemic problems facing military health care is non-partisan and thorough.”

The resignation of Secretary Harvey over the substandard conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is further evidence of the Administration's inability to competently discharge its responsibilities to those most deserving of the nation's attention. Whether it is in the failure to… Continue

Hospital Officials Knew of Neglect Anne Hull and Dana Priest, Washington Post – March 1, 2007 Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army’s surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members… Continue

Lawmakers to scrutinize Walter Reed Jonathan E. Kaplan, The Hill – February 27, 2007 Several House and Senate committees will begin oversight hearings into how Walter Reed Army Medical Center subjected wounded soldiers and Marines to bureaucratic indifference and allowed them to… Continue

Good morning.  Good morning.  Here we are with our friends, who I’ll refer to momentarily. 

Sadly, we all awakened this morning to the very sad news of the EgyptAir plane going down. Of course, our prayers and thoughts are with the families, mostly Egyptians, French, and then some other countries, some children. They said even infants. So tragic, so sad.

“Come on girls, let’s make ourselves heard!”

August was a study in contrasts in Congress: House Republicans pandered to the right wing fringe, while House Democrats laid out an action plan to jumpstart the Middle Class.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, held a press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center.  Below is a transcript of the press conference: Leader Pelosi.  Good morning.  Sadly,… Continue