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Congress has passed more than half a trillion dollars this year for defense, provided our troops with additional equipment, such as mine resistant vehicles, that the Administration failed to request, and offered a strategy that brings our troops home responsibly, safely and soon.
Democrats in Congress have repeatedly signaled our willingness to work with the President to make progress for the American people and have been rebuffed at every turn. There is no need for the Administration to fabricate a political standoff when Congressional leaders are willing to find common ground.
Education and Labor Committee Seeks Deposition Authority for Crandall Canyon InvestigationWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) plans to introduce a resolution today that would grant the House Education and Labor Committee the authority to compel witnesses to give depositions as part of the Committee's investigation into the deaths of nine men at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah in August 2007.
The NIE also illustrates the effectiveness of international monitoring and targeted sanctions to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. These tools, and efforts such as the Nunn--Lugar program to secure loose nuclear materials that Congress expanded this year through the passage of the 9/11 Commission recommendations legislation, can be employed successfully to deter the production or acquisition of the components needed for nuclear weapons.
Today's National Intelligence Estimate on Iran reflects a remarkable shift in our Intelligence Community's assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities and intentions.Just two years ago, the Intelligence Community believed that Iran was determined to develop nuclear weapons. Today's document indicates that Iran's nuclear weapons program has been halted since 2003 -- although it continues to enrich uranium and may be keeping open the option of developing a nuclear weapon in the future.
The Honorable Michael B. MukaseyAttorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N'W
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
PRESIDENT BUSH:"Congress needs to start by passing a bill to fund our troops in combat." [12/3/07]
FACT:
Democrats are hard at work on a sweeping new energy policy, tax relief for middle-class Americans, and bringing our troops home from Iraq. As always, we will accomplish our goals in a bipartisan and fiscally responsible way.
The House already passed AMT legislation this year, to provide tax relief to 23 million middle-class Americans. Despite veto threats from the President and obstruction from Senate Republicans on this critical measure, we are confident that we will send legislation to the White House soon.