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February 4, 2008
Following up on responses from Democratic Leaders, Committee Chairs respond to President Bush's budget proposal.
Chairman George Miller of the Education and Labor Committee:
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February 4, 2008
Democratic Leaders respond to President Bush's budget proposal.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
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February 1, 2008
Williamsburg, VA -- The House Democratic Leadership today issued the following statement at the conclusion of the annual issues conference, entitled "Strengthening our Economy, Working for Changes." The statement was issued by Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; Majority Whip James E. Clyburn; Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel; Caucus Vice Chairman John Larson; and Democratic Congressional Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen:
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January 31, 2008
The President is proposing to once again slash health care coverage for seniors and low-income working Americans. The President's cuts are exactly the wrong medicine when the cost of health care and the number of uninsured continue to rise and families are feeling economically insecure.
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January 31, 2008
Halting the modest reduction in U.S. surge troop levels that has been underway in Iraq demonstrates the President's insistence on a war without end and will further undermine our military readiness.
The President's Iraq policy will result in the same number of troops committed to an endless war in Iraq at the end of this year as were there at the end of 2006.
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January 31, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader John Boehner released the following statement this evening concerning the eligibility requirements for rebate checks under the House-passed economic stimulus package:
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January 30, 2008
From the Democratic Caucus:
EMANUEL STATEMENT ON IRAN, WHITE HOUSE CRITICISM OF UN AMBASSADOR KHALILZADWashington, D.C. -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after today's New York Times reported that the White House criticized United States ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, for sitting next to the Iranian foreign minister at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland:
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January 30, 2008
Today Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis requested information from Secretary Robert Gates on how the Department of Defense will comply with a recently enacted provision of law barring the government from purchasing alternative fuels for vehicles and planes, such as fuels from a coal-to-liquids process or tar sands, if those fuels have higher greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels.
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January 29, 2008
The House has voted to extend by 15 days the Protect America Act. In November the House passed the RESTORE Act, which provides the Intelligence Community with effective tools to conduct surveillance of foreign targets outside the United States but restores Constitutional checks and balances that were not contained in the Protect America Act, but the House passed this extension to grant the Senate the time necessary to pass a suitable companion bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the extension: