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June 22, 2007
As noted here yesterday, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee has written to Vice President Cheney regarding the fact that he exempted his office from the presidential order that establishes government-wide procedures for safeguarding classified national security information.
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June 21, 2007
"Global warming and climate change are formidable issues that the entire world is confronting, and the United States Congress must lead by example. This plan is an essential first step, because it not only will make the House a better place to work and live near, but it will also make our institution a model -- one that cares about what kind of planet our children will inherit."
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June 21, 2007
The Judiciary Committee is currently holding a hearing, "The Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters." Former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty will testify.
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June 21, 2007
The Committee on Foreign Affairs is currently hosting the first-ever open meeting between the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Affairs of the Duma, the legislature of the Russian Federation.
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June 20, 2007
Today the House debated the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. The Act is named in honor of Emmett Till, a teenager who was brutally murdered and mutilated while on a summer vacation in Money, Mississippi in 1955.
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June 20, 2007
From the Education and Labor Committee:
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June 20, 2007
Once again, the President has ignored the will of the American people, of leading medical researchers, and of a bipartisan majority of the Congress. His cruel veto says 'no' to the hopes of million of families across America.
Stem cell research offers the potential of lifesaving treatment and enjoys the overwhelming support of the American people.
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June 20, 2007
The New York Times reports today that President Bush will try to temper the political blowback of his veto of expanded stem cell research by offering a new proposal in its place: