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Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass a strong lobbying reform bill, H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, and a bundling bill, H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act: “Last November, the American… Continue

“‘We told the American people that Democrats would ‘drain the swamp’ and change the way business is done in Washington,’ said Speaker Pelosi. ‘In the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, we restored accountability by imposing the toughest ethics standards ever: no gifts, no private jets, and no meals from lobbyists.”

The Committee on Homeland Security is currently holding a hearing: “The 2007 Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?” David Paulison, Undersecretary for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has just concluded testimony. Mr. William Jenkins, the Director for the Homeland Security and Justice Issues… Continue

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers: “Mr. McNulty’s resignation is a sign that top level administration at the Justice Department may be crumbling under the pressure of ongoing revelations, and what is yet to be disclosed. With this news and as we press… Continue

UPDATE: The bill has passed, 414-3. New legislation helping to clean up the student loan industry, the Student Loan Sunshine Act, comes as a key figure resigns: Education Department’s Financial Aid Chief to Resign Matthew Keenan, Bloomberg – May 8, 2007 The… Continue

Whistle-Blower on Student Aid Is Vindicated Sam Dillon, New York Times – May 7, 2007 When Jon Oberg, a Department of Education researcher, warned in 2003 that student lending companies were improperly collecting hundreds of millions in federal subsidies and suggested how… Continue

“The Democrats want the country to know they’re pushing back against a president who appears to be stubborn enough to stick with a failed policy in Iraq even if it means taking down his party with him.”

“‘In 2006, for the first time in more than 20 years, scientists from the United Statesswept the Nobel Prize Science Awards. These American scientists are on the cutting edge of innovation, and I congratulate them on behalf of the United States Congress. Just yesterday, the House passed a resolution authored by Congressman Jerry McNerney of California that recognized their extraordinary accomplishments.”

“Last Friday, Pelosi shook everyone’s hands and posed for pictures with each one of the 300 guests, but it didn’t cost anyone a dime.”

“Pelosi’s father, the late Rep. Thomas D’Alesandro Jr. of Maryland, was known as a Roosevelt Democrat. What is not widely known is that D’Alesandro broke ranks with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the issues of rescuing Jews from Hitler and creating a Jewish state.”