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On the Tragedy at Northern Illinois University
February 15, 2008
Words are completely inadequate to describe the loss felt by the Northern Illinois University community, or to comfort the grieving. But for parents who lost children, students who lost friends, and to those injured and traumatized by yesterday's tragic shooting, all Members of Congress join the President in our prayers and blessings. In the days ahead, the thoughts of the entire nation will be with those who mourn.
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Pelosi: 'The President is Misrepresenting the Facts on Our Nation's Electronic Surveillance Capabilities
February 15, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Bush spoke at the White House this morning on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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Pelosi Statement on Tragedy at Northern Illinois University
February 15, 2008
"Words are completely inadequate to describe the loss felt by the Northern Illinois University community, or to comfort the grieving."
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Pelosi: 'The President is Misrepresenting the Facts on Our Nation's Electronic Surveillance Capabilities'
February 15, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Bush spoke at the White House this morning on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act:

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Chairman Conyers: "I'm Staying Here to Work on FISA"
February 14, 2008
From the Judiciary Committee:

Conyers: I'm Staying Here to Work on FISA

(Washington, DC)- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement to President Bush's commitment to work on foreign surveillance legislation through the recess:

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Chairmen Waxman, Thompson Demand Solutions on FEMA Trailers
February 14, 2008
FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press - February 14, 2007

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will step up efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fumes from 519 tested trailer and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi were -- on average -- about five times what people are exposed to in most modern homes.

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Chairman Reyes Writes to President Bush: "Put partisanship aside" on FISA
February 14, 2008
Chairman Silvestre Reyes of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent the following letter to President George W. Bush today regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):

President George W. Bush

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

The Preamble to our Constitution states that one of our highest duties as public officials is to "provide for the common defence." As an elected Member of Congress, a senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I work everyday to ensure that our defense and intelligence capabilities remain strong in the face of serious threats to our national security.

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House Approves Contempt Resolutions for Miers and Bolten
February 14, 2008
Today, the House has just approved H.Res. 982 by a vote of 223-32-1, which provides for the adoption of H.Res. 979, recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel, and Joshua Bolten, the White House Chief of Staff, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Judiciary Committee. These subpoenas were issued as part of the Committee's investigation into the firings of a number of United States Attorneys and matters concerning the politicization of the Justice Department. This resolution also provides for adoption of H.Res. 980 - Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.
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New York Times: At Long Last: The House Stands Firm
February 14, 2008
"The House took two major steps today that started to dispel the fog of fear and inertia that has surrounded the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill when it comes to challenging President Bush and their Republican colleagues."
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Washington Post: A Did-Something Congress
February 14, 2008
"The voters' message is getting through, not only in settling the fights for the Republican and Democratic nominations but in changing the mind-set of Washington."
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