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President Bush Continues Call For Failed Energy Policies of the Past
June 18, 2008
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The President's proposal today is another page from the Administration's energy policy that was literally written by the oil industry: give away more public resources to the very same oil companies that are raking in record profits and sitting on 68 million acres of federal lands they've already leased.

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The President Continues to Slow Walk Americans on Energy Independence
June 17, 2008
In advance of President Bush's speech tomorrow on energy, Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement:

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Pelosi: Senate Republicans Block Bill that Invests in Renewable Energy, Creates Jobs and Cuts Taxes
June 17, 2008
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:

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Big Oil Spends Millions on Advertising Campaign to Rehab Image
June 17, 2008
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Leaves 68 Million Acres of Leased Federal Land Undeveloped

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Chairman Waxman Requests Investigation into Criminal Fraud Cases in Iraq
June 16, 2008
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.

Full text of the letter (pdf):

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Chairs Conyers and Sánchez: Rove Must Appear
June 16, 2008
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Oversight Committee Subpoenas Justice Department for Plame Documents
June 16, 2008
From the Oversight Committee:

Oversight Committee Subpoenas Justice Department for Plame Documents

Today, the Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Mukasey compelling the production of FBI interview reports of Vice President Cheney and President Bush and other documents regarding the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.

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My Deepest Condolences
June 13, 2008
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. The smile that came across Tim's face whenever he spoke of the place of his birth and his favorite football team was one of true joy and I will never forget it.
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Chairman Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote
June 13, 2008
From the Oversight Committee:

Chairman Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote

In letters to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House official Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman announces that the Committee will consider holding them in contempt for their repeated refusal to provide subpoenaed documents to the Committee. The subpoenaed documents involve the White House role in EPA's ozone standards and rejection of California's motor vehicle emission standards.

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Vice President Cheney Admits Claim China is Drilling Off the Coast of Florida is False
June 13, 2008
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When Will House Republicans Admit They Are Wrong Too?