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Speech
May 14, 2008
"Today we stand here before you very proud of the New Direction Congress. Especially proud of what we have accomplished in the last couple of weeks and what we will do going into the Memorial Day weekend. We have solutions to the challenges facing the American people. "
Blog Post
May 13, 2008
The House has just passed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 6022 by a vote of 385-25. The measure suspends the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the end of the year, as long as the price of crude oil remains above $75 per barrel. Last week, President Bush said he doesn't "think it would affect price," but in 2006, as he was about to stop the addition of 1.7 million barrels of royalty-in-kind (RIK) oil to the SPR to combat rising gas prices, President Bush said, "One way to ease price is to increase supply.... I've directed the Department of Energy to defer filling the reserve this summer. ...
Blog Post
May 13, 2008
From the Education and Labor Committee:
GAO Report Shows Need for Minimum Standards to Protect Teens in Residential Programs, Says Chairman MillerEducation & Labor Committee Will Vote Tomorrow on Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows the need for Congress to establish minimum standards to keep teenagers safe in residential programs, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) said today.
Press Release
May 13, 2008
"While I hope the President will return with concrete assurances that OPEC will take swift action to bring down prices, in the past the Administration's calls have been ineffective, making it all the more necessary for Congress to step in to help American consumers."
Press Release
May 13, 2008
"This is a critical first step for America's families, businesses and our economy and, as the President said in 2006 when talking about the impact of suspending deliveries to the SPR, ‘every little bit helps.'"
Press Release
May 13, 2008
"The thoughts of the world are with the people of Burma as they struggle to recover from the catastrophic cyclone. The numbers are simply staggering. It is estimated that the death toll will be more than 100,000, with another 2 million displaced or severely affected by the cyclone."
Blog Post
May 13, 2008
According to news reports, House Republicans are planning to unveil a new message this week. New phrases and an effort to rebrand the Republican Conference will not change the fact that the majority of House Republicans support President Bush's policies and are against solutions which would take America in a New Direction.
Republicans Stand with President Bush on Energy
Press Release
May 12, 2008
"On behalf of all of my colleagues in the House of Representatives, I offer my deepest condolences to the Chinese people and all those who lost loved ones in the powerful earthquake that struck China's Sichuan Province."
Articles
May 11, 2008
"She's the highest-ranking woman official in U.S. history -- the first female speaker of the House of Representatives and second in line to the presidency. But Nancy Pelosi says none of that tops being a mother and grandmother."
Articles
May 9, 2008
"The House yesterday approved an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them trade exotic loans with rapidly rising monthly payments for more affordable mortgages backed by the federal government."