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Oversight Follow-Up Hearing on Walter Reed
April 17, 2007
The Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs is holding a hearing to examine the Pentagon's subsequent response to the Subcommittee's March 5 field hearing on allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This hearing will also be an opportunity to explore what is being done about broader systemic problems identified throughout the Defense Department medical care system.
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Appropriations Chairmen on Iraq
April 17, 2007
An op-ed today by the respective chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees closes with the following:

Bush's choice on funding the troops

House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey and Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd

Christian Science Monitor - April 17, 2007

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Speaker Pelosi Offers Moment of Silence Following Virginia Tech Shootings
April 16, 2007
This afternoon, Speaker Pelosi asked for a moment of silence on the House floor following the deadly shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech. Below are her remarks:

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"Free D.C."
April 16, 2007
D.C. Voting Rights Supporters March to Capitol

Mary Beth Sheridan, Hamil R. Harris and David Nakamura

Washington Post - April 16, 2007

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GAO on Outsourced Science
April 16, 2007
From the Science Committee:

GAO Finds Science Agencies Have Few Activities Left To Outsource To Private Sector

(Washington, DC) Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, today received from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a report on the use of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 by the agencies under the Committee's jurisdiction.

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DOJ Fails to Comply with House Judiciary Subpoena
April 16, 2007
From the Judiciary Committee:

Justice Department Fails to Comply with House Judiciary Subpoena

(Washington, DC)- Today, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) issued the following statement in response to the Justice Department's failure to comply with the Committee's subpoena response deadline of 2 p.m. today. The subpoena seeks information the Department has continued to refuse to provide or has provided only in redacted form.

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Democrats Are Ready to Work With the President to Wind Down This War
April 16, 2007
The Democratic leadership of Congress will work with President Bush and our Republican colleagues to build consensus that provides for our veterans, protects our troops, rebuilds our military, holds the Iraqi government accountable, and responsibly winds down this war. Both the House and Senate have passed bills that call for accountability in the President's Iraq policy for the first time since this war began more than four years ago.
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"It's a New Direction"
April 16, 2007
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid penned the following joint op-ed in yesterday's Orlando Sentinel regarding Democrats' accomplishments in the first 100 days. An excerpt on Iraq:

Democrats' Reid, Pelosi: It's a new direction

Speaker Pelosi and Senate Leader Reid, Orlando Sentinel - April 15, 2007

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The Do-Nothing Republican Congress vs. The New Direction Democratic Congress
April 14, 2007
As today marks the end of the first 100 days of the 110th Congress, see how our work compares with previous Congresses:

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Data from the Office of the Clerk.

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Congressman Rahm Emanuel Delivers Democratic Radio Address
April 14, 2007
This morning, Congressman Rahm Emanuel (IL-5), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, delivered the Democratic Radio Address. In his address, he discusses the need to provide tax relief for the middle-class. In 1969, Congress created the Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT, in response to the fact that 155 of the wealthiest families in America were able to avoid paying any federal taxes by using loopholes, deductions, and exclusions. Over time, the AMT has morphed into a tax on the middle class, and in particular middle-class parents, who are not using any tax avoidance strategies.