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June 4, 2008
The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight has just concluded a hearing, "The Future of U.S.-Iraqi Relations: The Perspective of the Iraqi Parliament." Witnesses included The Honorable Nadeem Al-Jaberi and The Honorable Khalaf Al-Ulayyan of the Council of Representatives of Iraq.
| Hon. Nadeem Al-Jaberi: "Therefore what we strive for is establishing a balanced relationship between the two countries. But nothing of this could be made possible until the troops withdraw from Iraq. And then negotiate in an objective manner... if we were to make an expedient treaty that may cause problems for the government and the people... |
Blog Post
June 4, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at a rally on Capitol Hill today to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Below are the Speaker's remarks: "Thank you all very much for your wonderful welcome."Nineteen years ago, Chinese students, workers and citizens marched in peace in Tiananmen Square. They raised the Goddess of Democracy in the image of our own Statue of Liberty. They quoted America's Founding Fathers. We remember with sadness and outrage how the Chinese government unleashed an army on its own people..."
Press Release
June 4, 2008
"One of the most enduring images of the twentieth century will forever be seared into our conscience. The picture of the lone man standing in the street and bringing a line of tanks to a grinding halt - that image has been seared into our conscience. That massacre of the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square challenged our conscience and the conscience of the world."
Speech
June 4, 2008
"One of the most enduring images of the twentieth century will forever be seared into our conscience. The picture of the lone man standing in the street and bringing a line of tanks to a grinding halt - that image has been seared into our conscience. That massacre of the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square challenged our conscience and the conscience of the world."
Blog Post
June 4, 2008
The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight is currently holding a hearing, "City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay? The Mistakes of Guantanamo and the Decline of America's Image, Part III." The hearing focuses on a recently released report from the Justice Department inspector general:
Report: CIA Pushed Torture Envelope
CBS News - May 20, 2008
Articles
June 3, 2008
"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called upon Silicon Valley leaders on Monday to send Washington their ideas on how the United States can reverse global warming, improve education and health care and rebuild U.S. infrastructure."
Press Release
June 3, 2008
"This represents our down payment on a new commitment to renewing America's infrastructure, which will continue with the reauthorization of the highway bill next year"
Blog Post
June 3, 2008
Today Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee urged Attorney General Mukasey to turn over the FBI interviews of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, citing new information from the FBI interview of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and the recent disclosures by Scott McClellan.
Articles
May 30, 2008
In a letter to the Los Angeles Times, Congressman Waxman wrote, "Your editorial failed to recognize major accomplishments that Congress has achieved under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."
Blog Post
May 30, 2008
From the Judiciary Committee:
Conyers: McClellan Revelations Troubling, Require Further Scrutiny(Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Commitee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement in response to revelation about the Valerie Plame CIA leak made in former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception: