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Judiciary Completes Markup of FISA Revisions
October 10, 2007
From the Judiciary Committee:

House Judiciary Passes RESTORE Act to Implement FISA Revisions

(Washington, DC)- Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed the "RESTORE" Act - The Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (H.R. 3773). The bill seeks to update the hastily passed Protect America Act and implement safeguards to protect Americans' civil liberties while providing the tools needed to support U.S. intelligence gathering efforts. The bill was reported favorably out of the committe, in a vote of 20-14.

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Chairman Conyers Releases Jill Simpson Transcript on the Prosecution of former Alabama Governor Siegelman
October 10, 2007
Rove Linked to Alabama Case

Adam Zagorin, Time Magazine - October 10, 2007

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Pelosi Statement on Judiciary and Intelligence Committees Passing FISA Reform Bill
October 10, 2007
"The Intelligence and Judiciary Committees have approved a bill to restore constitutional checks and balances to the way electronic surveillance is used to gather intelligence. The RESTORE Act gives the government all the tools necessary to acquire under the law the intelligence that can keep our country safe."
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Pelosi: House Passes National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act
October 10, 2007
"The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund will help end the affordable housing crisis in America by producing or preserving 1.5 million units of low- and very low-income housing over the next 10 years."
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SCHIP and Real Life
October 10, 2007
With the vote to override President Bush's veto of the SCHIP children's health care bill approaching on October 18th, Democrats continue to urge more of their colleagues to join them in voting to give real working families "peace of mind."

See the Gavel's "Affordable Health Care" archive >>

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The New Direction Congress is Bringing Much Needed Accountability to Iraq Contracting
October 9, 2007
Today's passage of the War Profiteering Prevention Act makes clear that defrauding the federal government and robbing American taxpayers will not be tolerated and will be severely punished during a time of war.

The Bush Administration's non-existent oversight of the more than $50 billion paid to contractors for relief and reconstruction projects in Iraq has led to cases of illegal kickbacks, bid-rigging, embezzlement and fraudulent billing. The Iraq Inspector General currently has more than 70 open and active investigations regarding contracting fraud. According to the Defense Contract Audit Agency, Halliburton alone has been identified with $2.7 billion in suspect billings.

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House Passes War Profiteering Prevention Act
October 9, 2007
By a vote of 375-3, the House has just passed the War Profiteering Prevention Act, H.R. 400. The bill makes war profiteering -- overcharging in order to defraud or profit excessively from war, military action, or reconstruction efforts -- a felony subject to up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million or twice the illegal profits of the crime. It confers jurisdiction to U.S. federal courts to hear such cases no matter where they might occur. Last week the House also passed H.R. 2740, the MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act, which made security contractors working in Iraq and other combat zones subject to prosecution by U.S. courts as well.
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Subcommittee Chairman Nadler on RESTORE Act
October 9, 2007
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, on the RESTORE Act introduced this morning:

Rep. Nadler Welcomes Introduction of RESTORE Act

Conyers-Reyes Bill Makes Meaningful Changes to FISA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today welcomed the introduction of the Responsible Electronic Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act of 2007 (RESTORE Act), introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14) and Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (TX-16).

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Pelosi: 'The New Direction Congress is Bringing Much Needed Accountability to Iraq Contracting'
October 9, 2007
"Today's passage of the War Profiteering Prevention Act makes clear that defrauding the federal government and robbing American taxpayers will not be tolerated and will be severely punished during a time of war."
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Pelosi: House Takes Critical Step Toward Better Protecting Our Children
October 9, 2007
"Parents across America are justifiably concerned about the safety of toys and other products their children use every day. The legislation the New Direction Congress passed today mandating safer baby products and other consumer items, improving pool safety, and imposing stiff fines on irresponsible companies, are only the first steps toward better protecting our children."
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