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Pelosi and Reid Call on President to Work with Congress to Chart New Course in Iraq
March 28, 2007
"Last week the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote passed an emergency supplemental spending bill. The Senate is poised to pass its version of the bill as soon as later today. Both bills contain much needed funding for our troops and our veterans. Both bills also chart a new course forward in Iraq. Given the importance and urgency of this legislation to our troops and our security, we are quite disturbed by your insistence to veto it. Rather than work with the Congress to develop a bill you could sign, you apparently intend to follow a political strategy that would needlessly delay funding for our troops."
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Pelosi, Reid, Former Defense Secretary Perry Announce New Review of Post-9/11 National Security Record
March 28, 2007
"The Restoring America's Power and Influence project will examine the current state of our national security, how we got here, and what needs to be done to address current shortcomings and failings. It will identify concrete actions to restore America's moral authority, leadership, security, and strength in key regions. The group's work will be published later this year to help inform and shape the national debate."
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Pelosi Announces National Summit on America's Children in May
March 28, 2007
"The National Summit on America's Children will take place in Washington on Tuesday, May 22, 2007. The meeting will be chaired by Congressman George Miller of California, co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee; Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee; and Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania, a longtime advocate for children. All Members of the House will be invited to attend."
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Pelosi Remarks About Publication of 'Women in Congress' Book
March 28, 2007
"'From Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, to the 10 new Congresswomen recently elected, women have made our mark in American history as Members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The Women in Congress book will tell the colorful and inspirational stories of the 229 women who have served here from 1917 to 2006."
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Hearing on Big Business and Science Agencies
March 28, 2007
From the Science Committee:

Subcommittee Members Examine How Big Business and Science Agencies Conspire to Distort Science

(Washington, DC) - Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today questioned industry efforts and attempts within science agencies to control which federal scientists get access to the media and how media campaigns are mounted to confuse the public.

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New DOJ Documents
March 28, 2007
The Judiciary Committee has received additional documents from the Department of Justice regarding the firing of US Attorneys. They have been posted at the Committee's website.
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Pelosi and Reid Call on President to Work with Congress
March 28, 2007
Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent the following letter to President Bush today, objecting to delaying the needed funding for our troops by vetoing the emergency supplemental spending bill, and urging him to work with Congress to ensure our troops receive the support they deserve.

March 28, 2007

The President

The White House

Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

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Mine Safety Hearing
March 28, 2007
From the Education and Labor Committee:

MSHA Needs to be Held Accountable to Enforce Mine Safety Laws, Witnesses Tell the Education and Labor Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Promises made to coal miners and their families to improve mine safety have not yet been met, witnesses told the House Education and Labor Committee today.

Forty-seven coal miners died in mining accidents in the U.S. in 2006, the largest number of fatalities since 1995. In response to those tragedies, Congress passed the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act. The mining industry promised to make worker safety a top priority.

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Wounded Warrior Assistance Act on the Floor Today
March 28, 2007
Today, the House will consider HR 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act. The bill addresses the problems brought to light at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military health care facilities by improving access to quality medical care, beginning the process of restoring the integrity and efficiency of the disability evaluation system, taking steps to cut bureaucratic red-tape and improving the transition of wounded service members from the Armed Forces to the VA system.

The exposure of Walter Reed has led to evaluations of other DOD and VA health care facilities -- evaluations showing Walter Reed is not an isolated case.

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Oversight Hearing on GSA
March 28, 2007
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing: "Allegations of Misconduct at the General Services Administration." The hearing will inquire about allegations that GSA Administrator Lurita Doan failed to follow proper procedures for awarding federal contracts, attempted to intervene in contract negotiations, and engaged in partisan political activities on federal property. We have covered the issues at hand in depth in this post.

Watch the hearing live >>

View the presentation given by Karl Rove aide Scott Jennings at GSA (pdf) >>

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