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March 5, 2007
Both the Oversight Committee and Appropriations Committee are holding hearings today on the conditions at Walter Reed. Our troops and Veterans who fought for us on the battlefield should not have to fight their own government for the care they earned and deserve when they come home.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee, National Security Subcommittee
Field Hearing at Walter Reed, 10am EST
Check C-SPAN web site for webcast: http://www.c-span.org
Witness list:
Specialist Jeremy Duncan
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Today on Articles
March 3, 2007
"For Pelosi, the initiative meshes with an environmentalist legacy that she seems keen on shaping."
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March 2, 2007
The resignation of Secretary Harvey over the substandard conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is further evidence of the Administration's inability to competently discharge its responsibilities to those most deserving of the nation's attention. Whether it is in the failure to respond effectively to the needs of hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast or the needs of our troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Administration's actions do not reflect the level of performance the American people have a right to expect of their government.
Press Release
March 2, 2007
"Washington, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the resignation of Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey:
'The resignation of Secretary Harvey over the substandard conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is further evidence of the Administration's inability to competently discharge its responsibilities to those most deserving of the nation's attention."
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March 2, 2007
"Washington, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Juanita Millender-McDonald, Chairwoman of the Committee on House Administration wrote yesterday to Daniel Beard, Chief Administrative Officer, encouraging the greening of Capitol Hill buildings.
'The Capitol complex should lead the nation in preserving our planet for future generations,' the lawmakers wrote in their letter."
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March 2, 2007
Today the Oversight Committee issued their first subpoena, which is in regard to the terrible conditions at Walter Reed's outpatient facility. Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman John Tierney also wrote a letter to Major General Weightman.
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March 2, 2007
Just out from the Army Times:
Ex-Walter Reed chief to face Congress Monday
Rick Maze, Army Times - March 2, 2007
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March 2, 2007
Speaker Pelosi testified before the Science Committee last month explaining, "for twelve years, the leadership in the House of Representatives stifled all discussion and debate of global warming. That long rejection of reality is over, to the relief of Members on both sides of the aisle." Addressing global warming and protecting the environment are vital to protecting the health of all Americans, particularly our children.
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