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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 indu