Our Troops Sacrifice While Bush Administration Refuses to Place Real Pressure on Iraqi Government In January, the President announced the so-called troop “surge” to give Iraq's government the “breathing space” to achieve political reconciliation. Eleven months later, Iraqi politicians have … Continue reading
World AIDS Day gives us an opportunity each year to assess the progress we have made together in the fight against HIV/AIDS and to consider what more we can do to help alleviate poverty and disease at home and in … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's remarks this afternoon at the Pentagon: “Earlier this month, Congress approved nearly a half trillion dollars for the Department of Defense. Just two weeks … Continue reading
Fact: · In November, House Democrats again fought for a New Direction in Iraq by passing a funding bill that provides our troops with $50 billion and a strategy that brings them home. [New York Times, 11/15/07] Fact: · The … Continue reading
A key area of oversight for Democrats in the new Congress has been the politicization of science in the Bush Administration. No individual has personified this trend more than Julie MacDonald, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who resigned … Continue reading
President Bush's agreement with the Iraqi government confirms his willingness to leave office with a U.S. Army tied down in Iraq and stretched to the breaking point, with no clear exit strategy from Iraq. The President should take responsibility for … Continue reading
Vice President Al Gore, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has awakened the world, and particularly young people, to the enormous and looming threat of the climate crisis and the need for immediate action. Congress is now moving … Continue reading
Following Speaker Pelosi and Chairmen Obey and Murtha, the Democratic Whip reacts to White House threats to furlough Defense Department employees: Clyburn: Stop Playing Politics with Defense Employees Washington, D.C. — House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today responded to … Continue reading
Dems Says Pentagon Using Scare Tactics Anne Flaherty, Associated Press – November 20, 2007 In their latest tussle with the White House on the Iraq war, two leading House Democrats said Tuesday the Pentagon was using scare tactics to try … Continue reading
Congress approved and the President signed legislation providing nearly a half trillion dollars to fully fund the Defense Department for 2008. House Democrats have also provided an additional $50 billion for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The President and … Continue reading