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Chairman Miller on Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber
May 30, 2007
From the Education and Labor Committee:

Congress Needs to Address Supreme Court Decision on Employment Discrimination, says Chairman Miller

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today said that the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber case, in which discriminated workers have only a narrow time-frame to file a complaint in the face of ongoing discrimination, was wrong and Congress should work to clarify the Civil Rights Act.

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Pelosi Statement on the Death of Former Congressman Parren Mitchell
May 29, 2007
"'With the death of Congressman Parren Mitchell, our nation has lost one of its most fierce champions for justice and equality. Baltimore has lost one of its favorite sons."
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Pelosi Statement on Sanctions Against Sudan
May 29, 2007
"'The President's decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one. The Bashir government has made it clear by its actions that it only responds to pressure, and it is up to the international community to apply the kind of pressure that will end the violence in Darfur."
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Congressional Delegation Meets with Chancellor Merkel
May 29, 2007
Today, the bipartisan Congressional Delegation met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaker Pelosi applauded Chancellor Merkel's extraordinary leadership in fighting climate change and stated, "we are trying to preserve the planet, which many in our country, including I, believe is God's creation, and we have a responsibility to preserve it."

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Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, Rep. John Larson, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Chancellor Merkel, Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Hilda Solis, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver,
Rep. Dave Hobson, and Chairman Ed Markey.

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On the Newly Announced Sanctions Against Sudan
May 29, 2007
The President's decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one. The Bashir government has made it clear by its actions that it only responds to pressure, and it is up to the international community to apply the kind of pressure that will end the violence in Darfur. It has been three years since the Bush Administration correctly termed the conditions in Darfur as 'genocide' and it is long past time for all countries concerned by the suffering that continues in Darfur to take the steps necessary to end it.
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The United States Must Take a Leading Role
May 28, 2007
Image removed.We arrived in Berlin Monday morning at about 3am. By 8am we were off to a meeting with German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel. I found him to be very informative. We discussed Germany's role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change in general. Germany has a very ambitious goal of reducing their dependency on fossil fuels and actually tax the population to ween themselves off of wasteful energy. Under this program, funds are invested in new high tech energy efficient technology.
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Memorial Day at the Allied Museum
May 28, 2007
"Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan Congressional Delegation today commemorated Memorial Day with U.S. Marines and retired veterans at the Allied Museum in Berlin, Germany. In honor of America's fallen soldiers, a Marine Color Guard presented the colors of the United States and Germany during a moving ceremony on the grounds of the museum."
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Memorial Day at the Allied Museum
May 28, 2007
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan Congressional Delegation today commemorated Memorial Day with U.S. Marines and retired veterans at the Allied Museum in Berlin, Germany. In honor of America's fallen soldiers, a Marine Color Guard presented the colors of the United States and Germany during a moving ceremony on the grounds of the museum.

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Photos from Swiss Camp
May 28, 2007
The bipartisan delegation met with Dr. Konrad Steffen, who is the lead scientist at Swiss Camp located on the Jakobshavn Glacier. According to NASA, the Jakobshavn Glacier is the world's fastest glacier, doubling its speed between 1997 and 2003. The scientists said that the rate of melting can be slowed if the world's nations reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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Chairman Ed Markey, NASA glaciologist Dr. Jay Zwally, Dr. Konrad Steffen, Speaker Pelosi, and Rep. Hobson at Swiss Camp on Jakobshavn glacier

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Seeing the Economic and Environmental Impact of Global Warming
May 28, 2007
Image removed.I am so privileged to be participating in this trip and to have the opportunity to see firsthand the economic and environmental impact of global warming. The information we gather on this trip will be very valuable as Congress considers legislation to address global warming.

Our first stop was in Greenland. It was very cold -- the temperature was around 27 degrees. Greenland's beauty is remarkable and hard to describe in words. It was disheartening to see Greenland's glaciers, so magnificent in height, melting away.

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