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July 15, 2008
The House has just voted overwhelmingly, 383 to 41, to override the President's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, H.R. 6331. This legislation prevents the pending 10 percent payment reduction for physicians in Medicare, enhances Medicare preventive and mental health benefits, improves and extends programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, and extends expiring provisions for rural and other providers. On July 15, the President vetoed this legislation, and the House voted to override the President's veto and pass the Medicare Improvements Act.
Blog Post
July 15, 2008
Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, "Is the Department of Labor Effectively Enforcing Our Wage and Hour Laws?" The hearing examined the U.S. Department of Labor's record of enforcing the nation's wage and hour laws. The Government Accountability Office highlighted the results of two separate investigations requested by the chairman of the committee, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), into the Labor Department's failures to fully investigate and properly address violations of the law. Seventy years ago last month, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the landmark Fair Labor Standards Act into law. The law has provided generations of Americans with basic rights to minimum wages, overtime pay, and a ban on oppressive child labor.
Press Release
July 15, 2008
"he Golden Gate National Parks is a national treasure truly deserving of the highest National Park Service designation."
Press Release
July 15, 2008
"Congress voted overwhelmingly to support America's seniors, veterans and their families and persons with disabilities. By overriding the President's veto, Congress stood with seniors who spoke clearly for quality affordable and reliable health care under Medicare and against bloated and unnecessary subsidies for insurance companies."
Press Release
July 15, 2008
"So here we are again today to come back to have an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the Congress of the United States, in the House of Representatives, to say to the American people that we understand the challenges they face and we will override the President's veto and strengthen Medicare for America's seniors."
Speech
July 15, 2008
"So here we are again today to come back to have an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the Congress of the United States, in the House of Representatives, to say to the American people that we understand the challenges they face and we will override the President's veto and strengthen Medicare for America's seniors."
Press Release
July 15, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders held a news conference today with economic experts following an economic forum this forum. At the forum, five national economic experts endorsed Democrats' call for a second stimulus package to further jumpstart the economy.
Press Release
July 15, 2008
"This economy needs the President's attention and he doesn't need to have any diversionary tactics. It's about drilling offshore, but drilling isn't, by his own admission, going to have any effect for many years to come."
Speech
July 15, 2008
"This economy needs the President's attention and he doesn't need to have any diversionary tactics. It's about drilling offshore, but drilling isn't, by his own admission, going to have any effect for many years to come."
Blog Post
July 14, 2008
The Oversight Committee has opened an investigation into allegations that Stephen Payne solicited funds for the George W. Bush Presidential Library in return for access to senior U.S. foreign policy officials. The text of a letter to Stephen Payne, President of Worldwide Strategic Partners, follows:
Dear Mr. Payne:I am writing regarding a report that you solicited funds for the George W. Bush Presidential Library in return for access to senior U.S. foreign policy officials. This is a matter that the Oversight Committee will investigate.