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The President stubbornly refuses to develop a redeployment plan or devise a redeployment schedule, preferring to hope, despite the abundance of evidence to the contrary, that the report by General Petraeus in September will paint a different picture of political progress in Iraq. It is long past time to set a New Direction for our policies in Iraq.

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) scored some major wins in the final few weeks before the recess, including pushing through a major rewrite of congressional ethics and lobbying laws, legislation to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations and an energy reform bill that includes new taxes on oil companies while giving tax breaks for renewable fuels and conservation. The House also adopted its version of all 12 annual spending bills, including the $459 billion Defense appropriations bill, which was approved late Saturday night by a 395-13 margin."

Washington Post, July 26, 2007:

The flurry of legislation before the August District Work Period was the product of large bipartisan majorities:

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An excerpt of on protecting our planet:

"Also central to the strength of our states and our nation is energy independence. Energy independence is a national security issue. It is an environmental and health issue. It is an economic issue. And it is a moral issue.

"With a commitment to the future, last weekend Congress passed bipartisan legislation, the 'New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act.'

Bush Economic Record Has American Families Running in Place

The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that all Americans are benefiting, but the facts show an economic record that has left the vast majority of American families behind.

Middle Class Squeeze