Former Sudanese Refugee and Darfur Activist to Carry U.S. Flag During Opening Ceremony Fox News – August 7, 2008 The United States Olympics team has chosen former refugee from Sudan and Team Darfur member Lopez Lomong to carry the flag … Continue reading
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From the Majority Leader’s Office: Some in GOP Engage in Stunts, After House GOP Blocks Real Efforts to Combat High Gas Prices WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Hoyer Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today: “A smattering of House … Continue reading
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On Friday on the floor, Chairman Chet Edwards of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs denounced Republican attempts to derail critical military and veterans funding. The maneuver was part of their ongoing attempts to pass drilling … Continue reading
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From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers Seeks Compliance with Judge’s Ruling on White House Subpoenas (Washington, DC) — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) wrote to White House counsel Fred Fielding and counsel for Harriet Miers and Karl … Continue reading
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The House has just passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1338, by a vote of 247-178. Although the wage gap between men and women has narrowed since the passage of the landmark Equal Pay Act in 1963, gender-based wage discrimination … Continue reading
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From the Education and Labor Committee: Bush Administration Snubs Another Congressional Committee Subpoena Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation declines production of long overdue report of agency's management and governance practices WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House … Continue reading
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US judge: White House aides can be subpoenaed Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press – July 31, 2008 President Bush’s top advisers are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge ruled Thursday in an unprecedented dispute between the two political branches. … Continue reading
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The Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs is currently holding a hearing, “Sexual Assault in the Military.” Panel one will be Reps. Louise Slaughter (NY-28) and Jane Harman (CA-36); panel two will be Ingrid Torres, MSW, CSW and … Continue reading
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The House has just passed the final agreement on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, H.R. 4040, by a vote of 424-1. This landmark, bipartisan legislation takes several key steps to make children and all Americans safer, including essentially eliminating … Continue reading
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From Chairman Chet Edwards of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: Chairman Chet Edwards Response to White House Veto Threat of the 2009 Veterans Appropriations Bill (Washington, D.C.) — U.S Representative Chet Edwards (D-Waco), … Continue reading
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