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From an announcement yesterday released by the Judiciary Committee:

H.R. 1433 - To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes (Rep.

Today, the House passed three bills that improve veteran's benefits: the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007 (H.R.1284), the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act (H.R.327), and the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act (H.R.797). Led by Reps.

From Democratic Whip Clyburn:

Clyburn on Passage of Gulf Coast Housing Bill

WASHINGTON, DC--House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1227, the Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act.

The Oversight Subcommittee on Domestic Policy has just concluded a hearing to take an in-depth look at the predatory mortgages, payday loans, and foreclosures that plague inner-city America.

Former U.S. Senator and Vietnam Combat Veteran Max Cleland (D-GA) today endorsed the U.S.

Today, the Honorable Al Gore testified before Congress saying, "I promise you a day will come when our children and grandchildren will look back and they'll ask one of two questions. Either they will ask, 'What in God's name were they doing? Didn't they see the evidence? ... Or, they'll ask another question.