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From the Education and Labor Committee:

The House has just passed the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act, H.R. 327, which directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.

The Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and Commercial and Administrative Law are currently holding a joint hearing, "Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System." Witness include Richard Thornburgh of Kirkp

Chairman Jerry Costello of the Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation and a senior member of the House Science and Technology and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, today issued the following statement in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) refusal to release the data from a canc

Chairman David Obey of the Appropriations Committee issued the following statement on the nearly $200 billion war funding request the President sent the Congress today:

Demanding nearly $200 billion for Iraq while vetoing health care for 10 million children exemplifies the Bush Administration's misplaced priorities. On key issues -- from the Iraq war to children's health insurance -- the President continues to oppose the will of the American people and obstructs the New Direction Congress' bipartisan agenda.

From the Education and Labor Committee:

According to the Oversight Committee, new documents suggest that Blackwater has engaged in significant tax evasion, failing to withhold and pay millions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, and related taxes, and sought to conceal its conduct from Congress and law enforcement officials.