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In advance of President Bush's speech tomorrow on energy, Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans voted against invoking cloture on tax extender legislation, effectively preventing a final vote on the bill. The House already passed similar legislation this Congress:

In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General today, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee asked the IG to examine potentially thousands of criminal cases involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq, which could involve hundreds of millions of federal dollars.

From the Judiciary Committee:

From the Oversight Committee:

Today, broadcast journalism lost one of its giants, who will be remembered along with names like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and David Brinkley. The City of Buffalo has also lost its favorite son, who loved his city and its hometown team, the Bills.

From the Oversight Committee: