Tag: Draining the Swamp

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

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

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

From the Oversight Committee: Oversight Committee Announces Hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the U.S. Embassy Construction Project in Baghdad's Green Zone WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, July 26, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on… Continue

As first noted here on June 13th, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee has been investigating apparent attempts by the Department of Transportation to lobby Congress regarding California’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Chairman Waxman wrote to Mary E. Peters,… Continue

UPDATE: The time of this hearing has been changed to NOON on Wednesday, June 11, 2007. From the Judiciary Committee: House Judiciary Committee to Address Presidential Clemency Power (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. announced that he will… Continue

Editorials Hit Libby’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Editor & Publisher – July 03, 2007 The bloggers, politicians, and TV pundits weighed in quickly Monday after President Bush took the surprisingly sudden step of commuting Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s 30-month prison sentence for perjury and obstruction… Continue

The President’s commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people. The President said he would hold accountable anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak case. By his… Continue

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer released the following statement in response to President Bush's commutation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby's prison sentence today: “It is very disappointing that the President has chosen to substitute his judgment for that of the trial judge who heard… Continue

Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter released the following statement in response to President Bush's commutation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby's prison sentence today: “The President has claimed Mr. Libby’s sentence was excessive. But the only excessive actions taken were those of the Administration… Continue