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April 25, 2007
From the Judiciary Committee:
House Judiciary Committee Approves Immunity Order, Authorizes Subpoena for former DoJ Official Monica Goodling(Washington, DC)- Today, the House Judiciary Committee authorized a subpoena and voted in support of seeking a judicial order of immunity to compel testimony for former Justice Department-White House Liaison Monica Goodling. The immunity order required a two-thirds vote of the Committee - 32 Members voted in support, six voted against and two were not present.
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April 25, 2007
As noted below, the Oversight Committee is now holding a business meeting scheduled to discuss subpoenas regarding Secretary Rice and Iraq intelligence, former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert identity, RNC emails and documents, and contacts between the White House and MZM. Chairman Henry Waxman notes in his opening remarks that last-minute negotiations have convinced him to postpone discussion of subpoenas regarding MZM and former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card.
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April 25, 2007
At 10:00 the Oversight Committee will hold a business meeting at which four subpoenas for testimony and documents will be considered. The subpoenas under consideration are for:
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April 24, 2007
"This important legislation sets a new direction for Iraq. It acknowledges that America went to war without mobilizing the nation, that our strategy in Iraq has been tragically flawed since the invasion in March 2003, that our Army and Marine Corps are at the breaking point with little to show for it, and that our military alone will never establish representative government in Iraq. The administration got it terribly wrong and I applaud our Congress for stepping up to their constitutional responsibilities."
-Maj. Gen. John Batiste, USA, Ret.
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April 24, 2007
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has just concluded its hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focused on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. Here Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) questions Specialist Bryan O'Neal, U.S.
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April 24, 2007
Washington, D.C. -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders held a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon on the House-Senate Appropriations Committee conference report on the Iraq supplemental bill. Below are her opening remarks:
"It was with great pride that we presented to our Caucus today the conference report that was reported out of the Appropriations Committee last night. Chairman Obey has received a great response from our colleagues because they appreciate what he did.
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April 24, 2007
It is today -- almost four full months into the new year, that women throughout the country mark the date at which we have worked just so our wages equal the same amount paid to men in the previous year - it takes women 16 months to earn what men earn in one calendar year on average.
The issue of equal pay for women was highlighted when President John Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. However, since the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, the wage gap between men and women has been closing at a slow rate.
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April 24, 2007
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing its hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing is focusing on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq.
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April 24, 2007
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing its hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing is focusing on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. One line of questioning has pertained to when senior military and White House officials were made aware of the probability that Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman was killed by friendly fire. Rep.
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April 24, 2007
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing will focus on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq.