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March 8, 2008
This morning, President Bush announced he vetoed the House and Senate passed Intelligence Authorization bill because it extended the prohibition on the use of waterboarding and other harsh coercive interrogation techniques that currently applies to the military to the entire Intelligence Community, including the CIA.
On the veto, Speaker Pelosi said:
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March 7, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the troubling jobs report from the Labor Department, which showed that the U.S. economy lost 63,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years:
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March 7, 2008
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Executive Compensation II: CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis." The hearing is to examine the compensation and retirement packages granted to the CEOs of three corporations deeply involved in the current mortgage crisis.
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March 6, 2008
The Impact of Five-Year War on Our Troops
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March 5, 2008
The House has just passed H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act by a vote of 268-148.
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March 5, 2008
From the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming:
Markey: Bush Renewable Energy Stance--Not Made in the USAWIREC Speech Highlights Bush Admin. Opposition to Renewable Incentive Programs, Binding Emissions Limits
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March 4, 2008
The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight are currently holding a hearing, "Declaration and Principl
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March 4, 2008
This afternoon the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how to improve nutrition and food safety in the nation's schools. Last month, the U.S.
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March 3, 2008
Americans are now paying the price for years of a failed energy policy that has resulted in record energy costs, a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, and the rising threat of global warming.
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March 3, 2008
Washington, D.C. --Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter on Friday to House Republican Leader John Boehner on ethics reform. The Speaker indicates her willingness to consider changes proposed by the Republicans and invites Leader Boehner to meet with her to discuss ways to improve the operation of the House ethics process.