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May 21, 2009
I share President Obama's commitment to protecting the American people while preserving American values. The President offered a sensible, balanced approach to the treatment of detainees and to the handling of state secrets. President Obama pledged to reassert our nation's moral authority and the rule of law consistent with providing maximum security to the American people.
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May 20, 2009
Today, the House passed the bipartisan Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act (HR 2352) by a vote of 406-15--giving established small businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups the needed tools and resources to thrive, create jobs and drive economic growth.
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May 20, 2009
This afternoon, the President signed two bills the House passed this week - the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act and the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.
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May 20, 2009
This afternoon, the House passed the final version of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights (H.R. 627) by a vote of 361-64--leveling the playing field between card issuers and cardholders by applying common-sense regulations that would ban retroactive interest rate hikes on existing balances, double-cycle billing, and due-date gimmicks.
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May 19, 2009
Today, President Obama announced a National Fuel Efficiency Policy, which will include the first nationwide standards for vehicle fuel mileage and emissions--raising standards to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.
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May 18, 2009
Mortgage fraud has reached near epidemic levels -- with FBI mortgage fraud investigations more than doubling in the last three years. Corporate frauds, like the $65 billion Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernie Madoff, are being uncovered as the economy has worsened, exposing many investors to massive losses.
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May 14, 2009
Speaker Pelosi spoke this morning at a press conference in the Capitol on Congressional briefings related to enhanced interrogation techniques. Below are her remarks as prepared:
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May 13, 2009
Research shows a correlation between school facility quality and student achievement but according to recent estimates, America's schools are without the funding they need to bring them up to good condition. Today, the House began consideration of the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R.
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May 13, 2009
This morning, Speaker Pelosi met with President Obama, Vice President Biden, Leader Hoyer, and Chairmen Rangel, Waxman, and George Miller on health care reform.
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May 12, 2009
This afternoon, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual report including updated projections for the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. Speaker Pelosi on the reports: