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DC House Voting Rights Act
March 22, 2007
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Today, the House will consider H.R. 1433, the D.C. House Voting Rights Act. This bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), secures voting rights in the House for the District of Columbia.

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Hearing on Politicization at DOJ's Civil Rights Division
March 22, 2007
From an announcement yesterday released by the Judiciary Committee:

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On the Floor Today
March 22, 2007
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. Norton -- Oversight and Government Reform, Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 1591 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act (Rep. Obey - Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)

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Improving Veteran's Benefits
March 21, 2007
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. John Hall (NY-19), Leonard Boswell (IA-3), and Tammy Baldwin (WI-2), these bills will provide a cost-of-living increase for veteran's benefits, reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans, and provide increased compensation to veterans who sustained significant vision loss.
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Whip Clyburn on Passage of the Gulf Coast Housing Bill
March 21, 2007
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.

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Oversight Hearing on Predatory Lending
March 21, 2007
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. This will be the first in a series of hearings Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) plans to hold looking at various issues afflicting urban America.

The riskiest segment of the U.S.

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We Hold Our Children's Future In Our Hands
March 21, 2007
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As a global leader on combating climate change, Al Gore has been both an educator and an agitator -- spurring so many to take real action. Today, he presented Congress with challenging and creative ideas, and made a compelling case for the urgency to act.

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Senator Max Cleland Endorses Iraq Accountability Act
March 21, 2007
Image removed.Former U.S. Senator and Vietnam Combat Veteran Max Cleland (D-GA) today endorsed the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, issuing the following statement:

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Gore: We must choose a future for which our children and grandchildren will thank us
March 21, 2007
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. They may look back and they'll say, 'How did they find the uncommon moral courage to rise above politics and redeem the promise of American democracy?'" Watch former Vice President Al Gore's opening statement in three parts:

Al Gore Part 1:
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Judiciary Committee to Issue Subpoenas for Rove, Miers, Sampson and Others
March 21, 2007
A release from the Judiciary Committee:

Judiciary Subcommittee Authorizes Chairman Conyers to Issue Subpoenas in US Attorney Investigation

(Washington, DC)- Today, the House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee (CAL) voted to authorize the full committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) to issue subpoenas for current and former White House and Justice Department officials Karl Rove, Harriet Miers, William Kelley, Scott Jennings and Kyle Sampson, as well as documents that the Committee has not yet received.