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April 27, 2007 Blog
MONDAY

Speaker Pelosi spoke on the floor in memory of Chairwoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, who passed away last weekend:

TUESDAY

April 27, 2007 Blog
Following up on Tuesday's hearing, today Chairman Henry Waxman asked the White House and Defense Department officials up the chain of command to provide the Oversight Committee with any communications relating
April 27, 2007 Press Release
"'Jack Valenti was a true patriot who served our country with distinction as a brave fighter pilot in World War II and as a public servant during the Johnson Administration. A strong advocate for our economy and American exports as head of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack approached each issue with the sprit of bipartisanship, earning respect on both sides of the aisle."
April 27, 2007 Blog
A letter (pdf):

April 27, 2007

The Honorable George Tenet

c/o Robert B. Barnett, Esq.

Williams & Connolly LLP

April 27, 2007 Blog
The Judiciary Committee has posted files from the latest document release from the Department of Justice which includes a log of files sought by the Committee and a few additional emails.
April 27, 2007 Blog
Following media reports that at least 20 political briefings were given to officials of at least 15 federal agencies,
April 27, 2007 Blog
Rep. Keith EllisonThe Gavel welcomes Rep.
April 26, 2007 Blog
One of the strangest aspects of the tragedy surrounding Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman's death was the destruction of his property, as reported by the Associated Press last Friday:

April 26, 2007 Blog
Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a press conference in the Capitol this afternoon with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, senior House and Senate Democrats, and Iraq war veterans after the Senate passed the I
April 26, 2007 Blog
Following up on yesterday's hearing on student loan practices in the Committee on Education and Labor, which we covered this morning, Chairman George Miller has just written a letter to the Inspector General for t

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