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November 7, 2007
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming is currently holding a hearing, "Shock and Oil: Military Concerns Meet Consumer, Climate Crises." The Committee hosts military and energy experts to examine how a major disruption in oil supply could affect the economy and America's national security. With near $100 oil and rising gasoline and heating oil costs, America is already teetering on the verge of a major economic crisis.
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November 6, 2007
Congress overwhelmingly overturned President Bush's ill-advised veto of the Water Resources Development Act and reaffirmed our commitment to protect Americans from natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes. This long overdue legislation will allow for critical investments to protect communities from flooding by building and repairing floodwalls and levees, as well as restoring wetlands that absorb floodwaters.
Much of our nation's infrastructure is outdated and in some cases crumbling, placing lives, property, and commerce at risk. The President argues that $23 billion over 15 years is too much to spend on Hurricane Katrina recovery, flood control, navigation, hurricane protection, and environmental restoration across the country. Yet we are spending almost as much on the disastrous war in Iraq every two months.
Press Release
Pelosi: Democrats Have Addressed Issues of Concern to the American People and Will Continue to Do So
November 6, 2007
"'We addressed the issues of concern to the American people. How we made America safer: the very first day, H.R. 1, our first bill was to pass the 9/11 Commission recommendations and then we went on to honor our veterans by passing the biggest increase in veterans benefits in the 77-year history of the Veterans Administration."
Press Release
November 6, 2007
"'Parents and grandparents deserve the peace of mind of knowing that the Christmas presents they place under the tree are not contaminated with lead. At dinnertime, parents should only have to worry about their children eating their vegetables, not the possibility of them eating tainted spinach."
Press Release
November 6, 2007
"'While nothing compares to the loss of life in Iraq, the financial costs of the President's policy are enormous and growing, with $10 billion being spent each and every month of the war. The total cost for the Bush Administration's Iraq war could rise as high as $2 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office."
Blog Post
November 6, 2007
The members of the Speaker's 30 Something Working Group are going to be vlogging in the coming weeks - offering behind the scenes views of what's happening in Congress and conducting interviews with experts on subjects such as child safety. Rep. Kendrick Meek and Rep. Tim Ryan kick off the vlogging today:
Blog Post
November 6, 2007
No statistic can capture the pain and loss endured by the families of the fallen in Iraq, particularly the children of parents who will not be returning home. Those who have lost loved ones, and those still serving in Iraq and around the world, are in our thoughts and prayers every day as we work to bring an end to the President's disastrous war.
While nothing compares to the loss of life in Iraq, the financial costs of the President's policy are enormous and growing, with $10 billion being spent each and every month of the war. The total cost for the Bush Administration's Iraq war could rise as high as $2 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Blog Post
November 6, 2007
The Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs is currently holding a hearing, "Six Years Later (Part II): 'Smart Power' and the U.S. Strategy for Security in a Post-9/11 World." Witnesses are Richard L. Armitage, President George W. Bush's first Deputy Secretary of State, and Joseph S. Nye Jr., Ph.D. Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council in the Clinton Administration.
Blog Post
November 6, 2007
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after recent casualties made 2007 the deadliest year in Iraq for American troops:
Blog Post
November 6, 2007
Rep. Patrick Murphy (PA-08) speaks on the House floor to urge passage of his resolution to raise the pay of the U.S. Armed Forces by 3.5%. Rep. Murphy is a former U.S. Army Captain and Iraq war veteran and his resolution -- H.Con. Res. 162 -- has 59 bipartisan co-sponsors. In his floor speech, Murphy calls on President Bush to drop his opposition to this pay increase while citing the pay gap between civilian life and military life, and the fact that our military is overstretched. Despite both House and Senate authorization for this 3.5% pay increase, President Bush has called it "unnecessary." Murphy's resolution will express the sense of the House that that Congress and the president should raise basic pay for all components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard by 3.5%.