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May 10, 2007
The House is currently debating the revised Iraq Accountability Act (HR 2206) which supports our troops and holds President Bush and the Iraqi government accountable. This bill requires the President to confront the realities of the Iraq war and take account of the facts on the ground.
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May 10, 2007
Today, during a Telecommunications and the Internet hearing entitled "Digital Future of the United States: Part V: The Future of Video," Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey demonstrated the future of video by filming the first ever YouTube video from the Chairman's perspective.
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May 10, 2007
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the "FBI and the Secret Service have opened a criminal investigation into the apparent theft of a computer hard drive containing the personal, payroll and bank information of 100,000 current and former workers of the Transportation Security Administration,
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May 10, 2007
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's remarks on the war in Iraq, in which he said he would accept benchmarks:
"The President has long said he supports benchmarks; what he fails to accept is accountability for failing to meet those benchmarks.
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May 10, 2007
The Appropriations Defense Subcommittee will be holding a hearing at 10:00, "Contracting Out." Robert Greenwald, who has done a great deal of work on contractors and fraud in Iraq, will be testifying. Rep. Jim Moran, who is presiding over the hearing, gives opening remarks:
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May 10, 2007
The Judiciary Committee is currently holding an oversight hearing on the United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is testifying on the firing of US Attorneys.
Chairman John Conyers gives opening remarks:
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May 10, 2007
The Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing at 9:30, "Oversight Hearing on the United States Department of Justice." Attorney General Gonzales will be testifying.
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May 9, 2007
The Veterans Affairs Committee has just concluded a hearing, "The Results of the President's Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes." Reps.
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May 9, 2007
The revised Iraq Accountability Act (HR 2206) supports our troops and holds President Bush and the Iraqi government accountable. This bill requires the President to confront the realities of the Iraq war and take account of the facts on the ground.
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May 9, 2007
With this latest veto threat, the President has once again chosen confrontation over cooperation. For four years, the President has refused to pay for this war responsibly, and it is his veto of the Iraq Accountability Act -- which gave him more than he asked for -- that brings us to this point today.