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April 22, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, CAO Daniel Beard, and Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers participated in a tree planting ceremony to commemorate the 38th Annual Earth Day today.
Speech
April 22, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, CAO Daniel Beard, and Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers participated in a tree planting ceremony to commemorate the 38th Annual Earth Day today.
Press Release
April 22, 2008
"The American people want solutions on the economy and less partisan rhetoric from the President."
Press Release
April 22, 2008
"On Equal Pay Day, we commemorate the point in the year it takes a woman to make the same amount of money made by a man in the previous year."
Press Release
April 22, 2008
"Today, the Bush Administration should be commended for taking a critical first step in implementing the first legislated increase in CAFE standards in 32 years, as enacted in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007."
Press Release
April 22, 2008
“I respectfully ask you again to work with the Congress to allow the Justice Department to pursue oil cartel price-fixing, allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the authority to investigate and punish price gougers, end taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil and invest those funds in renewable American energy. Lastly, your Administration must use the authority given to it by the Congress to end market manipulation. We cannot wait to act in the face of these prices increases."
Press Release
April 22, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement after the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, comprised of a group of state attorneys general and state banking regulators, issued a report confirming the need for stronger action to help millions of American families avoid foreclosure.
Articles
April 22, 2008
"The multigenerational group called for greater outreach to returning soldiers and more rural outpatient clinics. 'We have to do better,' Pelosi said."
Blog Post
April 22, 2008
The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is currently holding a hearing, "FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program: Weaknesses Place Americans at Risk." FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach is testifying, among others.
Full Committee Chairman John Dingell grills the commissioner for refusing to request more resources even as he admits the Administration's budget request is inadequate:
Blog Post
April 22, 2008
On this Earth Day, the greatest challenge facing the United States, and indeed our world, is climate change. Its effects already can be seen in severe weather, coastal flooding, deadly heat waves, and spreading infectious diseases.