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May 17, 2007
This afternoon, the House passed S.Con.Res. 21, the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget - a return to fiscal responsibility and accountability after six years of Republican fiscal mismanagement that turned record surpluses into deficits and ignored critical priorities. For two out of the last three years, the Republican controlled Congress failed to reach agreement on a budget resolution, leading to unparalleled deficit spending.
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May 17, 2007
Speaker Pelosi released the following statement today on H.R. 1585, the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed in the House today by a vote of 397 to 27:
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May 17, 2007
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urgently requesting answers to specific questions as well as greater access to information on the NSA's domestic wiretapping program, in light of new revelations from Deputy Attorney General James Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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May 17, 2007
Yesterday the Veterans' Affairs Committee held a PTSD Health Care Symposium to discuss improved ways to provide mental health care services to veterans. Mental health care providers, medical doctors and researchers discussed how families, school systems, business owners, law enforcement and the community are affected and what every American should know about PTSD.
Chairman Bob Filner gave opening remarks:
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May 17, 2007
An amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill sponsored by Reps. Jason Altmire (PA-04) and Tom Udall (NM-03), which would ease the burden on military families struggling to balance new responsibilities brought on by deployments, has been agreed to.
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May 17, 2007
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel:
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May 16, 2007
The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health held a briefing and hearing this afternoon: "Africa's Water Crisis and the U.S. Response." It focused in part on the Human Development Report of 2006, "Beyond Scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis."
Subcommittee Chairman Donald Payne (NJ-10) gave opening remarks:
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May 16, 2007
The House is considering an amendment offered by Rep. Rob Andrews (NJ-01), which would prevent funds authorized for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from being obligated or expended to plan a contingency operation in Iran.
Rep. Rob Andrews and Rep. Ike Skelton, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, speak in favor of the amendment:
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May 16, 2007
From the Judiciary Committee:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERSNOTICE OF HEARING
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
DATE: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
PLACE: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing on: The Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters.
Witness: Monica Goodling, former Justice Department White House Liaison
By Direction of the Chairman
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May 16, 2007
The Judiciary Committee Task Force on Antitrust has concluded its hearing, "Prices at the Pump: Market Failure and the Oil Industry." Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, describes a meeting he had with US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales requesting a federal investigation into the oil industry:
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