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October 26, 2007
House Panel Critical of Iraq Contractors
Anne Flaherty, Associated Press - October 25, 2007
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October 25, 2007
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October 25, 2007
Today the House will consider H.R. 3963, a revised version of H.R. 976, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization which the President vetoed. Like the original bill, this legislation continues to provide health care coverage for 10 million children.
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October 25, 2007
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, "The State Department and the Iraq War." Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will testify on the State Department's performance on several significant issues relating to the Iraq war, including the impact of the activities of Blackwater USA a
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October 24, 2007
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference in the Capitol this evening to announce plans to bring a new version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program to the House floor tomorrow:
"Good evening, thank you all for being here.
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October 24, 2007
By blocking action on the Dream Act, Senate Republicans prevented a critical first step to address our nation's broken immigration system.
Our immigration system needs to honor the promise of America and recognize the enormous contributions that immigrants make to our nation.
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October 24, 2007
President Bush envisions a 10-year war in Iraq that the Congressional Budget Office now estimates will cost taxpayers nearly $2 trillion over the next decade. That estimate is a far cry from the Administration's original claim of a $50 billion price that the Iraqis could pay themselves.
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October 24, 2007
Rep. Chet Edwards responded to Republican criticisms that the veterans appropriations bill is late during the Budget Committee hearing this morning:
| Rep. Edwards: "Mr. |
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October 24, 2007
From the Oversight Committee:
Oversight Committee Announces Full Committee HearingWASHINGTON, DC -- The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled, "The State Department and the Iraq War" on Thursday morning, October 25, 2007, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
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October 24, 2007
Today at 10:00 a.m. the House Budget Committee is holding a hearing entitled, "The Growing Budgetary Costs of the Iraq War." Dr. Peter Orszag, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Amy Belasco, Congressional Research Service and Professor Linda Bilmes, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University will be testifying.