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From the Budget Committee:

SENATE-HOUSE REACH BUDGET CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Fiscal Plan Funds Priorities and Returns Budget to Surplus Without Raising Taxes

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today issued the following statement:

The Education and Labor Workforce Protections Subcommittee has just concluded a hearing: "Private Sector Whistleblowers: Are There Sufficient Legal Protections?"

Subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey:

The Committee on Homeland Security is currently holding a hearing: "The 2007 Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?" David Paulison, Undersecretary for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has just concluded testimony. Mr.

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, and Reps. Linda Sánchez (CA-39) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) called upon Attorney General Gonzales to provide information to the Judiciary Committee regarding the dismissal of Todd Graves, the ninth U.S. Attorney known to have been fired by the Justice Department in 2006.

This afternoon the House debated the COPS Reauthorization Act, which calls for reauthorizing the COPS program to allow for the hiring of up to 50,000 new cops on the beat over the next 6 years. It is a top priority of House Democrats. Rep.

The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing: "U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change."

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Chairman Tom Lantos gives opening remarks:

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers: