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Speaker Pelosi sent the following letter to Leader Boehner in response to his letter regarding proposed franking changes allowing Members of Congress to post web videos outside of the house.gov domain.

July 10, 2008

The Honorable John Boehner

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leadership today held a news conference reiterating Democrats' call for the President to immediately release a small amount of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce energy prices for American consumers. Below are the Speaker's comments on her call to the President:

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) rebuts Republican arguments for increased drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Reserve and offshore, which according to President Bush's own Energy Department would only reduce the price of gas by pennies on the gallon many years from now.

The Senate's vote today is a remarkable testament to the powerful voice of America's seniors, who made it clear that they would not allow the Bush Administration's stubborn insistence on bloated, unnecessary subsidies for insurance companies stand in the way of quality, affordable, and reliable health care under

The House has just passed the Electronic Message Preservation Act, H.R. 5811, by a veto-proof margin of 286-137.

American families and businesses continue to struggle with record high prices at the gas pump as the national average hovers above $4.10 per gallon. Yet the Bush-Cheney policy, an energy plan crafted by two oilmen in the White House, relies solely on expanding domestic oil and gas drilling and protecting tax breaks for Big Oil.

The Veterans Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Why Does the VA Continue to Give a Suicide-Inducing Drug to Veterans with PTSD?"

'Disposable Heroes': Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs