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Pelosi: Subprime Mortgage Bill Will Help Struggling Homeowners Facing Threat of Foreclosure
December 18, 2007
"Today's legislation is a critical step by the New Direction Congress that helps struggling homeowners who are faced with ballooning mortgage payments and the threat of foreclosure."
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Pelosi: FOIA Bill Takes First Step Toward Restoring Transparency and Accountability to Our Government
December 18, 2007
"The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has a vital purpose: to inform American citizens about the conduct of their government. However, the Bush Administration has greatly expanded the veil of secrecy and undermined the Freedom of Information Act."
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Pelosi: 'Economic Pressure on Sudan Will Intensify Until the Genocide in Darfur Finally Comes to an End'
December 18, 2007
"Today the U.S. Congress is sending a strong message that economic pressure on the Sudanese government will continue to intensify until the genocide in Darfur finally comes to an end."
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Pelosi Statement on Signing Energy Bill and Sending It to the President
December 18, 2007
"With a stroke of the pen, both here and then tomorrow when the President signs the bill, we will set America on a path to save more than 4 million barrels of oil per day by 2030. That's twice the amount of oil we import from the Persian Gulf alone."
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Pelosi Statement on Signing Energy Bill and Sending It to the President
December 18, 2007
"With a stroke of the pen, both here and then tomorrow when the President signs the bill, we will set America on a path to save more than 4 million barrels of oil per day by 2030. That's twice the amount of oil we import from the Persian Gulf alone."
Blog Post
Judiciary Committee Announces Hearing on Alleged Rape of Former KBR/Halliburton Employee
December 17, 2007
From the Judiciary Committee:

House Judiciary Committee to Examine Federal Law Enforcement Efforts to Protect Americans Working for Private Contractors in Iraq

(Washington, DC)- Today, the House Judiciary Crime, Homeland Security, and Terrorism Subcommittee announced a hearing on the "Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq." Members will address the recent alleged rape of a former KBR/Halliburton employee, among other cases. The hearing will take place Wednesday, December 19, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

WHO: Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)

Jamie Leigh Jones, former KBR/Halliburton employee

Scott Horton, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Law

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Democratic Budget Begins to Reverse Years of Neglect and Charts a New Direction for Middle Class
December 17, 2007
The President's statement this morning fails to grasp that middle-class families are working harder but earning less, while facing record gas prices, failing mortgages, and rising home heating bills. If President Bush thinks this is success, I would hate to see his definition of failure.

Even as middle-class families are struggling, the President's budget plan gutted energy independence, cut home heating assistance for seniors, undermined cancer research, robbed promised funding from K-12 education, and slashed Pell grants and college financial aid.

Press Release
Pelosi: 'Our Budget Begins to Set Us In a New Direction'
December 17, 2007
"Democrats began this year with a fiscally responsible budget plan that balanced over five years, cut taxes for middle-class families, and began to reinvest in education, job training, health care, and energy independence for the American people."
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Pelosi: Democratic Budget Begins to Reverse Years of Neglect and Charts a New Direction for Middle Class
December 17, 2007
"The President's statement this morning fails to grasp that middle-class families are working harder but earning less, while facing record gas prices, failing mortgages, and rising home heating bills. If President Bush thinks this is success, I would hate to see his definition of failure."
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Chairman Obey on Omnibus Appropriations Bill
December 17, 2007
Budget Bill Reverses Bush Cuts

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press - December 15, 2007

Lawmakers unveiled a $500 billion-plus catchall spending bill Sunday, reluctantly sticking within President Bush's budget but still protecting politically sensitive domestic programs from White House cuts.

From the Appropriations Committee:

FY 2008 Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON -- Today the Congress unveiled the details of an end of the year package to wrap up work on the annual funding bills.

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