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Pelosi Statement on Troubling February Jobs Report, Largest Monthly Decline in Five Years
March 7, 2008
"Today's troubling jobs numbers are the latest evidence we must continue to chart a New Direction for our economy that breaks with the failed Bush Administration policies of the last seven years."
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The Cost of Iraq War: Impact of Five-Year War on Our Troops
March 6, 2008
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The Impact of Five-Year War on Our Troops

Today, the Army's Mental Health Advisory Team released a new assessment of the mental and physical health of our brave soldiers deployed to Iraq. While unit morale has gone up since 2006 -- only 11.2 percent of those surveyed would rate their unit morale as high or very high. Overall, the report underscores the grave toll the President's five-year war is having on our troops.

Selected Findings from the Army's Report (pdf):

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Pelosi Condemns Terrorist Attack on Jewish Seminary in Jerusalem
March 6, 2008
"The senseless attack on Mercaz Harav Yeshiva should shock civilized people everywhere. I send my deepest condolences to those whose lives have been shattered by this act of senseless and unprovoked violence."
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Pelosi: On Recommendation of Congressman Howard Berman as Chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee
March 6, 2008
"Howard Berman comes to the Chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee at a critical juncture in history, which is why his colleagues chose to entrust a leader of his knowledge and experience."
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Pelosi: On Recommendation of Congressman Albio Sires as a Member of Transportation Committee
March 6, 2008
"As a former mayor and state legislator, Albio Sires understands the infrastructure needs of our communities, and his service on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will do a great deal to help deliver new resources and jobs for New Jersey."
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House Passes Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act
March 5, 2008
The House has just passed H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act by a vote of 268-148. This bipartisan legislation will end discrimination against patients seeking treatment for mental illnesses by prohibiting insurers and group health plans from imposing treatment or financial limitations when they offer mental health benefits that are more restrictive from those applied to medical and surgical services.

Learn more in our current legislation section >>

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Chairman Markey Responds to the President's WIREC Speech
March 5, 2008
From the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming:

Markey: Bush Renewable Energy Stance--Not Made in the USA

WIREC Speech Highlights Bush Admin. Opposition to Renewable Incentive Programs, Binding Emissions Limits

WASHINGTON (March 5, 2008) -- Today President Bush delivered a speech to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference where he again failed to commit the United States to domestic or international cuts in global warming emissions, and continued the same delaying tactics that will result in continued large emissions on heat-trapping pollution. He also pushed a message of technological development while he continues to actively oppose incentives for renewable energy that would increase the development and use of renewable energy here in America.

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Pelosi: Statement on Today's Economic Forum
March 5, 2008
"This morning, we again brought together many of America's leading economic minds to assess the state of our economy and discuss additional steps to address the subprime mortgage crisis, its growing impact on other credit markets, and the economic hardships facing so many families."
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Boston Globe: Mukasey's Rough Justice
March 5, 2008
"WHEN the history of the Bush administration is written, one of the most disturbing chapters will be the 2006 purge of US attorneys - all Bush appointees - who failed to toe the White House line by aggressively prosecuting Democratic officeholders or winking at possible misdeeds by Republicans."
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Pelosi: Floor Statement on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act
March 5, 2008
"I rise in support of the legislation because illness of the brain must be treated like illness anywhere else in the body. The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act is a comprehensive bill to help end discrimination against those who seek treatment for mental illness."
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