From the Education and Labor Committee: Chairman Miller Requests Information from Labor Department & Murray Energy on Crandall Canyon Mine WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today sent requests for … Continue reading
Majority Whip James Clyburn responded to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: “The resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is long overdue. His tumultuous tenure was marked by an unprecedented disregard for our nation's civil rights laws and fundamental … Continue reading
The resignation of Attorney General Gonzales is long overdue. The rampant politicization of federal law enforcement that occurred under his tenure seriously eroded public confidence in our justice system. The President must now restore credibility to the office of the … Continue reading
Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation: “Alberto Gonzales is the first Attorney General who thought the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth were three different things. … Continue reading
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released the following statement in response to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ resignation: “It is a sad day when the Attorney General of the United States resigns amid a cloud of suspicion that the system of … Continue reading
Former Senator Max Cleland of Georgia delivered the Democratic Radio Address this morning. He discussed President Bush’s speech this week comparing the ongoing war in Iraq to the Vietnam War and the need to bring our troops home safely from … Continue reading
Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Los Angeles Times, “Pace likely to call to cut troop levels across Iraq” “Administration and military officials say Marine Gen. Peter Pace is likely to convey concerns by the Joint Chiefs that … Continue reading
US Tasked to Scan Millions of Containers Jim Abrams, Associated Press – Auguest 23, 2007 The specter of a nuclear bomb, hidden in a cargo container, detonating in an American port has prompted Congress to require 100 percent screening of … Continue reading
In today's National Intelligence Estimate, the American people were presented with yet more evidence that the Iraqi government has failed to take the necessary steps to reach political reconciliation. Our military has performed their duties excellently, but the purpose of … Continue reading
“It appears to me…there is some progress being made.” – President Bush, August 21, 2007 Today, the National Intelligence Council released an unclassified summary of the most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq. The report paints a grim picture of … Continue reading