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Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote
July 8, 2008
From the Oversight Committee:

Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote

Chairman Waxman writes Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General produces a copy of the report of the FBI interview of Vice President Cheney in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a covert CIA agent.

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Chairmen Oberstar, Waxman Question EPA on Clean Water Act Enforcement
July 7, 2008
From the Oversight Committee:

Oberstar, Waxman Question EPA on Clean Water Act Enforcement

Internal EPA Document Shows Enforcement is Suffering

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College Cost Reduction and Access Act Kicks In
July 3, 2008
As a result of legislation passed by the Democratic Congress, interest rates on need-based federal student loans will be cut in half over the next few years, saving the average borrower $2,570 over the life of the loan. Starting on July 1st, the interest rate for need-based, or subsidized, federal loans dropped from 6.8 percent to 6.0 percent -- the first step in halving interest rates until they reach 3.4 percent.

This legislation also:

Increases Pell Grants by $490, raising the maximum award to $4,731

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Conyers and Sánchez Warn Rove Against Defying Subpoena
July 3, 2008
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Pelosi Statement on June Jobs Report; Sixth Straight Month of Job Losses
July 3, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after the Department of Labor released its employment report for June showing a loss of 62,000 jobs, and an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent. The economy has lost 438,000 jobs in the past six months:

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Chairman Waxman on Administration Knowledge of Hunt Oil's Kurdish Contract
July 2, 2008
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Pelosi Statement on President Bush Signing into Law the GI Bill and Extension of Unemployment Insurance
June 30, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Bush signed into law the emergency supplemental funding legislation, which includes the new GI Bill of Rights and an extension of unemployment benefits.

Many veterans groups strongly supported the legislation. Click here to read today's news release from the America Legion about the bill.

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Emanuel Statement on Bush Foreign Policy, New Reports on Al Qaeda, Post-War Planning in Iraq
June 30, 2008
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after the New York Times reported on Al Qaeda's growing strength in Pakistan and the Army's internal criticism of post-war planning in Iraq:

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Committee Chairs Introduce Bill to Strengthen GAO
June 27, 2008
From the Oversight Committee:

Committee Chairs Introduce Bill to Strengthen GAO

Chairman Henry A. Waxman and 18 other committee chairs introduced legislation to strengthen the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and restore GAO's authority to pursue litigation if documents are improperly withheld from the agency.

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House Votes on Several Energy Price Bills
June 26, 2008
Today the House voted on several key energy-related measures. The first was the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, the "Use It or Lose It" bill. The legislation will compel the oil industry to start drilling on the 68 million acres which they are currently warehousing or be barred from obtaining any more federal drilling leases until they demonstrate that they are diligently developing those lands.