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Chairman Conyers Issues Warning to AG About Subpoenas
May 14, 2008
This afternoon the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing, "Allegations of Selective Prosecution Part II: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System." During the hearing, Chairman John Conyers expressed his exasperation with the Justice Department's responsiveness to a number of document requests:
Chairman Conyers:

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Chairman Markey on Bush Administration Polar Bear Ruling
May 14, 2008
From the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming:

Markey: Polar Bear Told to Sink or Swim

Bush Admin. Gives Gift to Big Oil, Short Shrift to Polar Bear, Says Chairman

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Chairman Conyers to Rove: Testimony is Necessary
May 14, 2008
Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-39), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, and Reps. Artur Davis (AL-07) and Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) sent a letter to Robert Luskin, attorney for former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, clarifying the committee's request for Rove to testify. Last week, Luskin responded to the committee's request with a letter stating that Rove would respond to written questioning.
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House Passes Temporary Suspension of Oil Purchases for the SPR
May 13, 2008
The House has just passed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 6022 by a vote of 385-25. The measure suspends the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the end of the year, as long as the price of crude oil remains above $75 per barrel.
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Chairman Miller on GAO Report on Child Abuse in Residential Programs
May 13, 2008
From the Education and Labor Committee:

GAO Report Shows Need for Minimum Standards to Protect Teens in Residential Programs, Says Chairman Miller

Education & Labor Committee Will Vote Tomorrow on Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows the need for Congress to establish minimum standards to keep teenagers safe in residential programs, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) said today.

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Efforts By Republicans To Rebrand Conference Will Not Change The Facts
May 13, 2008
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According to news reports, House Republicans are planning to unveil a new message this week.

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On Reports of Medically Unfit Troops Being Deployed to Iraq
May 8, 2008
News reports that troops determined by the Department of Defense to be medically unfit for combat have been deployed to Iraq are additional reminders of the unacceptable strain the war in Iraq is continuing to have on the readiness of our military and our national security.

These reports are further evidence that it is not possible to keep more than 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq without cutting corners that endanger those serving in Iraq.

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House Acts to Combat Mortgage Crisis
May 8, 2008
Today, the House passed a package of housing measures that will help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process. The package is the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis.

The American Housing Rescue & Foreclosure Prevention Act, H.R.

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Appropriations Committee Fact Sheet on Supplemental
May 7, 2008
From the Appropriations Committee:

FACT SHEET:

Emergency Supplemental: Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans, and Workers

This week the House of Representatives will consider the emergency supplemental bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and pressing domestic needs. Under consideration are $183.77 billion in outstanding requests from the President. The Democratic proposal totals $183.686 billion, just under the President's request for appropriated dollars.

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Pelosi Statement on Supplemental Funding Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan
May 6, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in advance of the House's consideration of a supplemental funding bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan later this week: