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Today Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of State Rice (1) informing the Secretary that the legislative affairs officials in the Department should not hinder the Committee's inquiry into why Secretary Rice and President Bush cited forged evidence to build a case for war against Iraq; (2) advising the Secretary that the Committee will depose a nuclear weapons analyst at the State Department

From the Education and Labor Committee:

Today the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing, "Retirement Security: Strengthening Pension Protections."

Subcommittee Chairman Rob Andrews gave opening remarks:

From the Science Committee:

H.R. 1592, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, has passed by a vote of 237-180:

Speaker Pelosi:

Today, the House is considering H.R. 1592, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. This bipartisan bill focuses on providing new resources to help state and local law enforcement agencies prevent and prosecute hate crimes. It also closes gaps in current federal hate crimes law.

The Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law has concluded its hearing: "The Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy." Former deputy attorney general James Comey testified, and in an exchange with Rep.