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Speaker Pelosi Visits Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
August 16, 2007
House speaker visits VA hospital, says increased funding should impact care

W. J. Hennigan, Phoenix Business Journal - August 15, 2007

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Democrats Make Firm Commitments to Gulf Coast
August 15, 2007
From the Democratic Whip:

HOUSE DEMOCRATS COMMIT TO A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE

NEW ORLEANS, LA--Just prior to the second anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Democrats returned to the Gulf Coast to recommit themselves to a Partnership for the Future. In a congressional delegation trip to the Gulf Coast region this week, led by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, democratic lawmakers made a new commitment.

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Search for Solutions
August 15, 2007
House lawmakers visit N.O., evaluate Road Home bail out

David Hammer, Times-Picayune - August 14, 2007

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"Challenge to the Conscience of the Country"
August 14, 2007
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Chairman Conyers on Rove Resignation
August 13, 2007
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released the following statement in reaction to President Bush's announcement that Karl Rove will resign at the end of the month:

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Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to Washington Post
August 13, 2007
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer responds to a Washington Post editorial in a letter to the editor today:

What a Democratic Congress Achieved

Rep. Hoyer, Washington Post letter - August 13, 2007

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CODEL to New Orleans
August 13, 2007
Pelosi, 13 others to assess recovery

Katy Reckdahl, Times-Picayune - August 12, 2007

What exactly can the federal government do to help New Orleans? Boost the Road Home program's coffers, said people walking on French Quarter sidewalks Sunday.

One pedestrian's response was typical. "Send us our money," he said, backed by a chorus of approval from family members and friends.

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President Bush Continues to Defend an Iraqi Government Unable or Unwilling to Make Political Sacrifices
August 9, 2007
Today, in our fifth year of war in Iraq, the President should not be asking the American people for more time on behalf of the Iraqi government, but he should be asking the Iraqi leaders why they will not meet key political benchmarks by September 15. While saying that not enough progress has been made, the President continues to support a war without end, stand behind a policy that is clearly failing, and defend an Iraqi government that is unable or unwilling to make the political sacrifices necessary for national reconciliation.
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What Others Are Saying:The Accomplishments of the 110th Congress
August 9, 2007
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Bipartisan Majorities
August 9, 2007
Of the 80 key measures passed by the House since January, nearly 70 percent have been supported by more than 50 Republicans. Indeed, only 10 percent of these 80 measures have passed on party-lines, with the support of fewer than 10 Republicans.

The flurry of legislation before the August District Work Period was the product of large bipartisan majorities: