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November 15, 2007
From the Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation in response to President Bush's remarks earlier today:
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November 14, 2007
The House has just passed the Responsible Redeployment Appropriations Act, H.R. 4156. President Bush has asked Congress for an additional nearly $200 billion for Iraq. The House has instead passed a $50 billion package, instituting a redeployment timeline and other critical directives aimed at transitioning our role in Iraq and bringing our troops home. The bill will:
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November 14, 2007
The House is currently debating the Responsible Redeployment Appropriations Act, H.R. 4156. President Bush has asked Congress for an additional nearly $200 billion for Iraq. The House will instead vote on a $50 billion package, instituting a redeployment timeline and other critical directives aimed at transitioning our role in Iraq and bringing our troops home. The bill will:
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November 14, 2007
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Assessing the State Department Inspector General." Inspector General Howard J. Krongard will testify.
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November 13, 2007
The House has just passed the "Second Chance Act of 2007," H.R. 1593, by a vote of 347-62. The bill allocates $360 million towards a variety of reentry programs for ex-offenders. One of the main components of the bill is the funding of demonstration projects that would provide ex-offenders with a coordinated continuum of housing, education, health, employment, and mentoring services. This broad array of services would provide stability and make the transition for ex-offenders easier, in turn reducing recidivism.
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November 13, 2007
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to a speech in Indiana this afternoon by President Bush in which he compared Congress to "a teenager with a new credit card." Below the Speaker's statement is a fact sheet comparing the President and Congress' fiscal records.
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November 13, 2007
The Energy Subcommittee on Oversight is currently holding their fourth in a series of hearings, "Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply? -- Part IV." This hearing will focus on deceptive meat packaging.
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November 13, 2007
The President again vetoed a bipartisan and fiscally responsible bill that addresses the priorities of the American people: education for our children, assistance in paying skyrocketing energy costs, veterans' health care, and other urgent health research on cancer and other serious medical problems.
At the same time, President Bush and his Congressional allies demand hundreds of billions of dollars for the war in Iraq -- none of it paid for.
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November 13, 2007
Today the President vetoed the Labor, Health and Education appropriations bill. Chairman Dave Obey of the Appropriations Committee and the Labor-Health-Education Subcommittee issued the following statement:
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November 10, 2007
Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-7), a member of the Armed Services Committee, delivered the Democratic Radio Address this morning. In his address, Congressman Sestak discusses the New Direction Congress' efforts to care for our veterans, as our nation honors their sacrifices on Veterans Day on Sunday. Rep. Sestak states, "today, our troops serving overseas in two wars -- and their families -- represent less than one 1 percent of our nation's 300 million citizens as they carry the burden of the current conflicts.