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February 28, 2007
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Debate begins tomorrow on the Employee Free Choice Act, and we will be sure to have coverage. President Bush has already promised a veto -- Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller responds:
February 28, 2007
Blog
Walter Reed patients told to keep quiet
Kelly Kennedy, Air Force Times - February 28, 2007
February 28, 2007
Blog
From the "Current Legislation" section of this web site, which will keep you up to date on major upcoming legislation:
February 27, 2007
Press Release
"Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi today reacted to media reports indicating that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, has reported to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that the readiness of our armed forces declined last year. According to the reports, Gates has concluded that the decline poses a significant risk to the ability of our forces to respond to threats to our national security:
'This unacceptable state of readiness affected our military long before President Bush ordered an escalation of the Iraq war in January, but the escalation is making it worse."
February 27, 2007
Press Release
"Washington, DC - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the announcement that Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
'Today, Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy and the National Soccer Hall of Fame have made history. For the first time, the entire class selected to the Hall in the Player Category will be comprised solely of women. I congratulate them for this trailblazing achievement."
February 27, 2007
Blog
More of the people's business being done in the People's House. From the Education & Labor Committee:
February 27, 2007
Blog
Today, the Washington Post asks the question, "When is $4 million really $2.8 million?" and continues:
February 27, 2007
Blog
Whereas many derided the previous Congress as the "Do-nothing Congress," every day now one can see the wheels turning in innumerable committees and subcommittees to protect and expand opportunity for working Americans.
February 27, 2007
Articles
"Pelosi will deliver the keynote address at the National Farmers Union's 105th annual convention. Her focus will be on opportunities for development in rural communities, with special attention to increasing the use of renewable fuels. The speaker recognizes that there is common ground on which the party's environmentally-conscious base can stand with farmers, and she is paying a lot of attention to that turf."