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August 2, 2007
The House has just passed H.R. 3159, Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act by a vote of 229-194. The bill mandates troop rest times equal to their deployment times, similar to an amendment by Senator Jim Webb, D-Va supported by 56 Senators as an amendment to the defense authorization bill. It would require active duty forces to be guaranteed that their time at home match the length of their deployment. National Guard and reservists would be home for three times the length of the deployments. The bill would allow the President to waive these requirements to meet the national security needs of the country, and allow Service Chiefs of Staff to allow for the voluntary mobilization of members.
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August 2, 2007
"The House yesterday approved legislation vastly expanding a federal health insurance program for the children of the working poor, shrugging off a fresh veto threat from President Bush and the fierce opposition of House Republicans."
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Press Release
August 1, 2007
"'My long-stated goal has been to bring to the floor a strong energy bill that builds on the unity we have within the Democratic Caucus."
Press Release
August 1, 2007
"'They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the phrase '9/11' is worth more than a thousand pictures. Pictures of the faces of the families of 9/11 who came to lobby Congress to establish the Commission in the first place. Without their leadership and advocacy, there would have been no 9/11 Commission, and therefore no 9/11 Commission legislation today."
Blog Post
August 1, 2007
Today, Congressional Leaders met with President Bush at the White House about continuing disagreements on the fiscal year 2008 spending bills. At the end of the meeting, the leaders told reporters that they hoped that there could be fruitful negotiations with the White House to resolve what, in the context of the overall budget, are small differences.
As Speaker Pelosi stated: "Leader Reid extended the hand of cooperation and friendship to the President to work together in a way as to negotiate the very small difference between Democrats and Republicans on these appropriations bills: less than 1 percent, in fact, 0.7 percent difference in a 2 trillion dollar budget. But that difference is about border security, the education of our children, and benefits for our veterans.
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August 1, 2007
Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held a ceremony this afternoon to sign H.R.1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007. The legislation will now be sent to President Bush for his signature into law. The Speaker's remarks:
Good afternoon. Thank you all for coming.Today is a special occasion for the Congress and for the country. It is a day when I will join Senator Reid in putting the final signature on this legislation to keep the American people safe.
Articles
August 1, 2007
"In short, it's one of those weeks when Nancy Pelosi has no doubts about the wisdom of her decision to become speaker of the House."
Blog Post
August 1, 2007
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired), and Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (Retired).
Press Release
July 31, 2007
"'Thank you very much, Chairman Emanuel, for your great leadership on this issue of lobbying reform. I want to commend you, and I want to commend another member of our leadership, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, for his leadership as well."