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Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers gives opening remarks:
Excerpts from the letter (pdf) below.
On the broad allegations:
Today, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming launched a new web site. The committee plays a key role in raising the visibility of global warming and energy issues, informing Congress and the public, and assuring we make real progress. You can learn about global warming impact zones, calculate your carbon footprint, and learn what steps you can take to help reduce the threat of global warming at http://globalwarming.house.gov.
"Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sharply criticizes President George W. Bush's administration and Republican congressional leaders in his memoir for putting political imperatives ahead of sound economic policies..." [Reuters, 9/15/07]
"In the 500-page book, 'The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,' Mr. Greenspan describes the Bush administration as so captive to its own political operation that it paid little attention to fiscal discipline." [New York Times, 9/15/07]
Greenspan says, "'Deficits don't matter,' to my chagrin became part of the Republicans' rhetoric." [Washington Post, 9/15/07]
An Attorney General must be independent from political influence and have deep respect for the Constitution of the United States. The next Attorney General must restore the public trust that has been seriously eroded by the subversion of federal law enforcement for partisan purposes and by the Bush Administration's persistent disregard of constitutional rights.
Confirmation hearings will provide an opportunity for the nominee to answer tough questions on checks and balances and the role of Congress in its oversight and legislative responsibilities, including its ongoing review of the U.S. attorney scandal. Confirmation hearings will also provide vital information on Judge Mukasey's approach to the new, flawed FISA law and our civil liberties.
Oregonian editorial - September 15, 2007
The House speaker's Portland forum on global warming can only add to the momentum for changeHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stinging criticism of the Bush administration's Iraq policies grabbed all the headlines, and rightly so, upon her quick visit to Portland this week.
But the secondary story, the global warming forum that brought her to Oregon, is noteworthy, too -- not for any splashy pronouncements or revelations, but for what her visit meant for Oregonians and the nation as a whole.
In his address, Chairman Lantos discusses President Bush's failed policies in Iraq and the need for a New Direction saying, "to win the war against international terrorism, we must stop frittering away our resources -- military, diplomatic, and economic -- on an endless religious war in Iraq. With its TV ads, the President's address, and every other available means, the Administration is pulling out all the stops to make the case to 'stay the course' for an endless war in Iraq. We all heard the President on Thursday night. We can expect the Administration to continue asking for more money, more patience, and more sacrifices from our troops - all in the belief that our continued intervention in Iraq will eventually bear fruit.