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Press Release
November 29, 2007
"Earlier this month, Congress approved nearly a half trillion dollars for the Department of Defense. Just two weeks ago, House Democrats passed $50 billion in additional funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have provided every penny that is currently necessary to fund Defense Department operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. It is President Bush and his Republican allies in the Senate who are preventing extra funds from reaching our troops."
Press Release
November 29, 2007
"The death of Henry Hyde is a great loss to his constituents in Illinois and to the House of Representatives - an institution he loved."
Press Release
November 29, 2007
''Real America' deserves New Direction economic policies that reward their hard work, not the Bush Administration's apparent indifference to the struggles of working families.'
Blog Post
November 27, 2007
A key area of oversight for Democrats in the new Congress has been the politicization of science in the Bush Administration. No individual has personified this trend more than Julie MacDonald, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who resigned prior to scheduled testimony before Congress in May. The Interior Department announced in July that they would reopen several cases in question. Today the Committee on National Resources responds to the results of those reviews, which found that seven out of eight decisions should be overturned:

Press Release
November 27, 2007
"Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released a significant report warning of the impact of the mortgage foreclosure crisis - a weakening of our economy and the economic security of American families. As individuals struggle with the subprime mortgage crisis, the report concludes that its impact could be nationwide, with weak residential investment, lower spending in the construction industries, and curtailed consumer spending. This demands serious solutions."
Blog Post
November 26, 2007
President Bush's agreement with the Iraqi government confirms his willingness to leave office with a U.S. Army tied down in Iraq and stretched to the breaking point, with no clear exit strategy from Iraq.

The President should take responsibility for his Iraq policy rather than expect the American people or the next Admisitration to bear the consequences of his mistakes. The President can do that by working with Democrats who are fighting every day to bring our troops home responsibly, honorably, safely and soon.

Blog Post
November 26, 2007
Vice President Al Gore, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has awakened the world, and particularly young people, to the enormous and looming threat of the climate crisis and the need for immediate action.

Congress is now moving forward with historic energy legislation that will reduce our dependence on foreign fuels and promote energy efficiency. We have made significant progress toward completing this package and hope to have a final agreement next week. This energy package will lay the groundwork for the Congress to move forward next year with comprehensive action to address climate change. It is also incumbent on the Bush Administration, after years of resistance, to become a leader in the global effort to reduce climate change. We owe it to our children and to the future to act now.

Press Release
November 26, 2007
"President Bush's agreement with the Iraqi government confirms his willingness to leave office with a U.S. Army tied down in Iraq and stretched to the breaking point, with no clear exit strategy from Iraq."
Press Release
November 26, 2007
"President Bush's agreement with the Iraqi government confirms his willingness to leave office with a U.S. Army tied down in Iraq and stretched to the breaking point, with no clear exit strategy from Iraq."
Press Release
November 26, 2007
"Congress is now moving forward with historic energy legislation that will reduce our dependence on foreign fuels and promote energy efficiency."