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July 23, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.
Press Release
July 23, 2008
"Today, under this temple of democracy, we observe the 60th anniversary of President Truman's executive order desegregating the United States Armed Forces."
Speech
July 23, 2008
"Today, under this temple of democracy, we observe the 60th anniversary of President Truman's executive order desegregating the United States Armed Forces."
Blog Post
July 23, 2008
The Armed Services Committee is currently holding a hearing, "On the Comptroller General's progress report on Iraq." Witnesses are Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States, and Joseph Christoff, Director of International Affairs and Trade for the Government Accountability Office. The GAO released a report on the lack of strategy going forward in June.
GAO Report Faults Post-'Surge' Planning
Karen DeYoung, Washington Post - June 24, 2008
Blog Post
July 22, 2008
Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, "Innovation in Education through Business and Education STEM Partnerships," to examine how business-education partnerships can help drive innovation and strengthen math and science education in America's schools. A report released by the National Math Panel in March found that the nation's system for teaching math is "broken and must be fixed" if the U.S. wants to maintain its competitive edge. In May, the Committee first examined the report's findings and recommendations; this hearing follows up on that hearing.
Press Release
July 22, 2008
"On this trip, we saw what a difference our efforts in Congress had on the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Mayor Nagin told us that New Orleans' economy is expanding because businesses are growing and families are rebuilding their homes. With UNITY of Greater New Orleans, we ensured that the most vulnerable people in the city are not homeless."
Speech
July 22, 2008
"On this trip, we saw what a difference our efforts in Congress had on the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Mayor Nagin told us that New Orleans' economy is expanding because businesses are growing and families are rebuilding their homes. With UNITY of Greater New Orleans, we ensured that the most vulnerable people in the city are not homeless."
Articles
July 21, 2008
"Promising that Congress is still listening to their hurricane recovery needs, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told leaders of New Orleans colleges and universities today that a new emergency stimulus package includes a higher education disaster loan program and a key insurance waiver the schools have been asking for."
Blog Post
July 21, 2008
President Bush has long maintained that the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq should be governed by the situation in Iraq. It is now clear that the situation in Iraq is that Prime Minister al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders want the withdrawal of our combat forces to be completed within a 16-month period, as recommended by Senator Obama.
The safety of our troops demands that their withdrawal be well-planned. President Bush should direct officials of his Administration to meet immediately with their Iraqi counterparts to draft plans for the secure withdrawal of our forces within the timetable endorsed last week and today by Iraq's leaders. The honorable, responsible, and safe redeployment of our troops out of Iraq will enable us to refocus on the real war on terrorism in Afghanistan and around the world.
Press Release
July 21, 2008
"President Bush has long maintained that the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq should be governed by the situation in Iraq."