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June 12, 2008
"The House approved extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed Thursday, with Democrats capturing a narrow two-thirds majority that could boost chances for action in the Senate."
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June 12, 2008
"The time is right. The number of long-term unemployed Americans is higher now than when Congress last extended unemployment benefits in 2002."
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June 12, 2008
"As Co-Chair of the Human Rights Caucus, Congressman McGovern will bring a passion and energy that will further inspire our efforts bring dignity and freedom to all people."
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June 12, 2008
Supreme Court rules against Guantanamo
AP - June 12, 2008
The Supreme Court has dealt the Bush administration a third setback in how it treats foreign terrorism suspects being held indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay.In a 5-4 decision, the court has ruled that the detainees have the constitutional right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. In writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy says "the laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times."
The court also says that the classification and review processs that the government has in place for the detainees is not a sufficient substitute for the civilian judicial system.
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June 11, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after House Republicans defeated legislation that would have aided workers who have lost their jobs as a result of an economy on the brink of recession. The Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, legislation that would have immediately provided up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to jobless workers in every state, received a 279 to 144 vote, short of the two-thirds necessary under suspension of the rules. Speaker Pelosi said Democrats would bring back the legislation to the floor under a regular rule.
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June 11, 2008
Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on bipartisan legislation that would help strengthen American families and help more children arrive at school ready to succeed by expanding access to early childhood home visitation programs for parents and children. Research shows that these programs, which provide a variety of services ranging from pre-natal medical care to school readiness and family literacy programs, can help improve student achievement, reduce child abuse rates, improve early identification of developmental delays and disabilities, and improve access to health services.
Chairman George Miller gave opening remarks:
Press Release
June 11, 2008
"The House lost one of its most talented, courageous, and compassionate leaders when my friend Tom Lantos died earlier this year. I thank the President for recognizing one of America's greatest champions of human rights by posthumously awarding Tom Lantos the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor."
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June 11, 2008
"Senator McCain's statement that it is ‘not too important' when U.S. troops are redeployed from Iraq is yet another indication how out of touch he is with the effect the war in Iraq is having on the readiness of our military."
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June 11, 2008
"Today Congress had an opportunity to take swift action to help millions of our fellow Americans who are struggling to find work in the slowing economy."
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June 11, 2008
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming is currently holding a hearing, "The Future of Oil - Peak Prices, Peak Production, Piqued Consumers." Witnesses will be Guy Caruso, Administrator of the Energy Information Administration; Adam Sieminski, Chief Energy Economist at Deutsche Bank; Amy Myers Jaffe, Energy Studies Fellow at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy; and Athan Manuel, Director of Land Protection Programs for the Sierra Club.
Watch the hearing live via committee webcast or on C Span 3.
Chairman Ed Markey gives opening remarks: