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Specifically, Congress is taking groundbreaking steps to increase the efficiency of our vehicles, making an historic commitment to American grown biofuels, requiring that 15 percent of our electricity come from renewable sources, and strengthening energy efficiency for a wide range of products, appliances, lighting and buildings to reduce energy costs to consumers. The energy bill repeals tax breaks for profit-rich oil companies, and invest that money in clean renewable energy and new American technologies.
| Speaker Pelosi: "The Head Start for School Readiness Act puts the children's summit's findings into action. It is informed by the latest science. It invests in teacher and classroom quality, focuses on school readiness, and makes Head Start available to more children. Head Start is one of America's most popular investments because it is one of our most effective. This legislation builds on its success and strengthens Head Start for the future. |
"We have crafted legislation that addresses the areas of concern raised in your letter, and this bipartisan legislation has earned the strong support of leaders in the business, labor, faith, and environmental communities across the nation," Pelosi wrote in response to correspondence from Mr. Hubbard.
Below is a text of the letter:
December 5, 2007Mr. Allan B. Hubbard
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and
Director, National Economic Council
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Hubbard:
Chairman Henry Waxman gives opening remarks:
Iraq Update: More than 1.6 Million American Troops Have Been Deployed to Iraq & Afghanistan Since September 2001
Where is the Political Reconciliation?
In January, the President announced the so-called troop "surge" to give Iraq's government the "breathing space" to achieve political reconciliation. Eleven months later, Iraqi politicians have failed by every measure to make the necessary political progress.
"Significant questions have been raised regarding this marine casualty, including whether adequate safety measures were in place to prevent such an accident, whether the Federally coordinated response to the accident was adequate for a spill of this magnitude, and whether the follow-up investigation of the casualty by the Coast Guard conformed with best investigatory practices," they wrote.