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- Stabilizing Housing Is Key to America’s Economic Recovery This week, the House will vote on the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis. The package of housing measures will help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process. As most Americans’ primary investment is their home, ending the foreclosure crisis is vital to the American economy recovery. 05/06/2008
- Key Legislation Passed This Week & Headed to President’s Desk The New Direction Congress has been working hard to make progress for the American people on the toughest challenges we face – working together to lessen our dependence on foreign oil, make America safer, strengthen our economy, and restore accountability. This week, the New Direction Congress is sending four key bills to the President’s desk for his signature. 05/01/2008
- The Cost of War in Iraq: 'Mission Accomplished' - 5 Years Later On May 1, 2003, President Bush landed on the U.S.S. Lincoln, an aircraft carrier adorned with a banner reading ‘Mission Accomplished,’ and declared major combat operations in Iraq over. Five years later, the war in Iraq continues to take a grave toll on our troops and their families, our military readiness, the fight against terrorism, our standing in the world and on the American economy. 05/01/2008
- Strengthening America's Economy: Hardworking Families Struggling With Skyrocketing Prices In February, the Congress passed a bipartisan economic stimulus package to help families with high costs of gas, health care and groceries, and to jumpstart our slowing economy. Those recovery rebates will reach Americans starting in May. The past few months have seen the crisis deepen – including job losses, record foreclosures, and rising unemployment. The strain of the economic downturn on middle-class families demands a second stimulus and relief package now. 04/15/2008
- Political Progress in Iraq Is “Slow, Halting and Superficial" New Nonpartisan Reports Conclude That No Meaningful Political Reconciliation Has Occurred in Iraq 04/07/2008
- Countdown to General David Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker's Visit to Capitol Hill This week, General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker are testifying before Congress about the Iraq war. As many media reports have made apparent, the intention of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker this week is simply to announce a continuation of the current strategy – the decision to maintain at least 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq indefinitely was made weeks ago. The American people understand the enormous cost of the war in Iraq and are looking for more than running out the clock until the next President takes office in January 2009. 04/08/2008
- The Cost of War in Iraq - Five Years Later Impact on Our Troops, our Nation's Military Readiness, the War in Afghanistan & America's Economy 03/17/2008
- A New Direction: Making Progress for the American People The New Direction Congress hit the ground running this year to strengthen our economy and our national security—both facing enormous challenges. Building on last year’s work, the House has now passed 142 significant pieces of legislation, with more than 70 percent receiving significant bipartisan support. 03/14/2008
- The Cost of the War in Iraq - Nearly Five Years Later The War in Iraq's Impact on Our Nation's Military Readiness 02/27/2008
- Rising Energy Costs Contribute to Rising Food Prices for American Families 02/22/2008
- The President's Budget: More of the Same Our national budget should invest in our future and reflect the aspirations of the American people. President Bush’s final budget is more of the same we have seen for the past seven years – missed opportunities and misplaced priorities for America. 02/05/2008
- Fact Sheet: Experts & Editorials Support Bipartisan Stimulus Plan Experts and Newspaper Editorials on the Bipartisan Stimulus Plan that Sends 'Recovery Rebates' to Millions of Americans 01/28/2008
- Fact Sheet on the State of the Economy The economic downturn demands immediate, bipartisan action from Congress and the President to get our economy back on track. We are working to find common ground with President Bush and Congressional Republicans to craft a bipartisan stimulus plan that is timely, targeted, and temporary. 01/16/2008
- Looking Back at the President's 'Surge' Despite the Bravery of Our Soldiers, One Year Later, Iraqi Government Still Failing to Take Responsibility for Their Country 01/10/2008
- Making America Safer, Restoring the American Dream, and Restoring Accountability One year ago, the American people demanded a New Direction. Six years of indifference and inaction had left the American people wondering who would take their side. The 110th Congress brought new faces and new energy. In January, the first woman Speaker of the House in American history gaveled open the Congress with a pledge to make its work about America’s children. Passage of the Six for ‘06 agenda, within the first 100 hours and with broad bipartisan support, signaled change and a new focus on American priorities. 12/19/2007
- What Others Are Saying About the Historic Energy Security Bill What organizations and editorials are saying about this historic Energy Security bill. 12/18/2007
- Six Months of Progress: Green the Capitol The U.S. House of Representatives will be the world’s only "carbon neutral" legislative body. We are doing it by purchasing wind power, using natural gas at the Capitol Power Plant, and as we phase in more carbon efficiencies, purchasing carbon offsets. The House is taking real action to reduce greenhouse gases that we hope will serve as an international model—and which complements the bold legislative actions we are taking for the nation as a whole. 12/10/2007
- Business, Labor, Environmentalists Support Historic Energy Security Bill After dedicating the last year to bringing a dramatic change in energy policy, the New Direction Congress is poised to pass an ambitious legislation to put us on a path toward energy independence—to strengthen national security, lower energy costs, grow our economy and create new jobs, and begin to reduce global warming. This compromise has won the support and praise from a broad coalition of the environmental, business and labor communities. 12/04/2007
- The 110th Congress: A New Direction for America One year ago, the American people demanded a New Direction: to make America safer, to help restore the American dream, and to restore accountability and fiscal responsibility to the people's government. 11/01/2007
- A New Direction for American Families: Safer Toys, Safer Foods, Safer Medicine The New Direction Congress is responding to reports that American families and children are at risk because of lead paint in imported toys, recalls in faulty products, unsafe food, and questionable medicines. 10/30/2007