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Pelosi: 'U.S.-Mexico Relationship is Among the Most Critical'
June 11, 2007
"I recently had the pleasure of hosting Senator Beltrones, Senator Creel, Senator Navarrete and Ambassador Sarukhan as my special guests for our annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in the U.S. Capitol. As I stated on that day, the U.S.-Mexico relationship is among the most critical we have with anyone in the world, and we in the Congress have an obligation and every intention to move it forward in the upcoming year."
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Pelosi: China Olympic Merchandise Labor Abuses Must End
June 11, 2007
"'The information contained in the PlayFair 2008 report is serious and warrants a thorough investigation by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee. The allegations of hazardous working conditions, the use of child labor, and forced overtime will cast a shadow over the 2008 Olympic games unless action is taken to end any exploitation of Chinese workers who are producing official Olympic merchandise."
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Rep. Tom Udall Honors U.S. Army Sergeant James C. Akin
June 11, 2007
This afternoon Rep. Tom Udall (NM-03) honored Army Sergeant James C. Akin, a native of New Mexico who lost his life to a roadside bomb in Iraq on June 3, 2007. He is one of 3,512 Americans who have given their lives to date.

Rep. Udall quotes Sergeant Akin:

"Live life to serve because you can. Dissent because you can. Enjoy freedom because you can. Remember always that the measure of our progress is not whether we can provide more for those who have plenty, but whether we can provide enough for those who have little."

From icasualties.org:

U.S. Army Sergeant James C. Akin

Age: 23

From: Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Twenty Years in the House
June 11, 2007
Image removed.Last week marked Speaker Pelosi's 20th Anniversary in the House of Representatives. She was sworn into office on June 9, 1987 by Speaker Jim Wright. Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article on this milestone:

Stronger than ever after 20 years
Pelosi marks milestone, having risen from quiet obscurity to become House's leading voice

Edward Epstein - Sunday, June 10, 2007

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Politics & Immigration Judges
June 11, 2007
Immigration Judges Often Picked Based On GOP Ties

Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen, Washington Post - June 11, 2007

The Bush administration increasingly emphasized partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, despite laws that preclude such considerations, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.

At least one-third of the immigration judges appointed by the Justice Department since 2004 have had Republican connections or have been administration insiders, and half lacked experience in immigration law, Justice Department, immigration court and other records show.

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San Francisco Chronicle: Stronger Than Ever After 20 Years - Pelosi marks milestone, having risen from quiet obscurity to become House's leading voice
June 10, 2007
"She has risen through the ranks, climaxing last November when she led Democrats as they retook the House after 12 years as the minority party. "
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Orlando Sentinel: In Florida, Pelosi lashes Bush on Iraq
June 10, 2007
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the nation is weary of the war and the way it has been prosecuted by the Bush administration, both reasons voters put Democrats in control of Congress last year."
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Joint Hearing on NASA IG
June 8, 2007
Yesterday Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Members of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences held a joint hearing to review the case against NASA Inspector General Robert "Moose" Cobb. Cobb remains on the job after a six-month investigation by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) found that Cobb had abused his authority and exhibited the appearance of a lack of independence from NASA management.
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Education and Labor Hearing on Guest Workers
June 8, 2007
Yesterday the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, "Protecting U.S. and Guest Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign Labor."

Chairman George Miller:

"By preventing U.S. employers from exploiting cheap foreign labor, we will not only end these serious human rights violations, but we will also help fight against a race to the bottom in wages and benefits for all workers in this country."

Baldemar Velasquez, Founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee:

"Until we can protect the basic human rights of current guest workers, it is difficult to talk about expanding those programs..."

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Hearing: "Big Oil's Double Standard for Measuring Gasoline"
June 8, 2007
The Oversight Subcommittee on Domestic Policy is currently holding a hearing, "Hot Fuel: Big Oil's Double Standard for Measuring Gasoline." The hearing is examining high gasoline prices, specifically addressing the "hot fuels" problem -- during the summer, the amount of gasoline by weight in a gallon is less than the same gallon pumped during winter. Oil executives were invited to testify but did not appear.

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Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Kucinich gives opening remarks:

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