News Archive
December 2008
September 2008
July 2008- (July 30, 2008) HARMAN INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL BILL TO REGULATE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS POSING BIOTERRORISM THREAT Says, "The threats ... are varied and chilling"
- (July 29, 2008) HARMAN INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO HALT RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY Lawmaker says "a female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire"
- (July 29, 2008) HARMAN BILLS TO REDUCE OVERCLASSIFICATION AND IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO DHS DOCUMENTS PASS FULL HOUSE Says, "This administration has elevated over-classification and selective declassification of intelligence to an art"
- (July 16, 2008) HARMAN AMENDMENT ADDED TO INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL TO FOSTER AEROSPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE AND NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS Harman says "we have failed to inspire our kids"
- (July 15, 2008) HARMAN STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES Says "I received a briefing ... and I immediately raised concerns"
- (July 9, 2008) HARMAN RESPONDS TO PENTAGON’S DECISION TO REBID DISPUTED TANKER CONTRACT Says “[Bidders] can be assured that the process will be fair”
- (July 9, 2008) HARMAN CO-INTRODUCES UNIVERSAL HEATHCARE BILL Says legislation is an "innovative and financially sustainable approach to a dire problem"
June 2008- (June 26, 2008) HARMAN BILLS REDUCING OVER-CLASSIFICATION AND MARKINGS TO PROTECT DATA ARE REPORTED UNANIMOUSLY BY FULL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE, Says "This Administration is among the most secretive in American history"
- (June 20, 2008) HARMAN SUPPORTS FISA COMPROMISE Says it replaces “bad law” and that she is “angry about the way the Bush Administration abused [FISA] and disrespected Congress”
- (June 16, 2008) HARMAN RECEIVES "CRIME FIGHTER OF THE YEAR" AWARD FROM NATION LARGEST ANTI-SEXUAL ASSAULT ORGANIZATION South Bay Lawmakers Work on Military Sexual Assault is Recognized
- (June 12, 2008) HARMAN ADDS AMENDMENT TO NASA AUTHORIZATION BILL TO FOSTER NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS & ASTRONAUTS & HEALTH OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE Lawmaker Says America’s Kids Must Be Inspired “to imagine a future beyond our humble planet
- (June 12, 2008) HARMAN HAILS SUPREME COURT RULING TO UPHOLD HABEAS CORPUS FOR GUANTANAMO SUSPECTS The Bush Administration has never wanted to create a careful legal framework for the post-9/11 world and is now paying a big price
- (June 12, 2008) HARMAN BILLS TO CURB CLASSIFICATION AND INCREASE ACCESS TO DHS DOCUMENTS PASS UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE Turf protection, political embarrassment and risk aversion are unacceptable reasons to block information sharing to local law enforcement
- (June 2, 2008) HARMAN ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION AT MANHATTAN BEACH RECEPTION Says “amazing talent of South Bay students is a huge point of pride”
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June 2007- (June 29, 2007) HARMAN STATEMENT ON FOILED LONDON CAR BOMB PLOT
- (June 28, 2007) HARMAN PROVISION TO SOUNDPROOF LENNOX SCHOOLS INCLUDED IN FAA RE-AUTHORIZATION Harman, Waters, Feinstein, Boxer join forces to provide better learning environment for Lennox schoolchildren
- (June 28, 2007) HARMAN PLUG-IN HYBRID PROVISION INCLUDED IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY BILL Amendment would create pilot program for energy efficient vehicles
- (June 27, 2007) HARMAN LIGHT BULB PROVISION INCLUDED IN ENERGY BILL Language would phase-out inefficient bulbs over the next decade
- (June 26, 2007) HARMAN NAMES NEW DISTRICT DIRECTOR
- (June 22, 2007) LEG BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES HARMAN AMENDMENT ON ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS Amendment would require Federal Government to purchase light bulbs only with "Energy Star" designation
- (June 14, 2007) HARMAN REACTS TO CLOSING OF SAN PEDRO SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE
- (June 7, 2007) HARMAN OPPOSES EFFORT TO PRE-EMPT CALIFORNIA’S ENERGY POLICY INDEPENDENCE South Bay lawmaker to offer amendment stripping offending provision from energy legislation
- (June 1, 2007) HARMAN DECRIES LAWA STUDIES CITING NEED TO MOVE LAX NORTH RUNWAY South Bay lawmaker cites lack of “compelling safety finding”
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December 2006
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October 2006
September 2006- (September 29, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON EVE OF PASSAGE OF SAFE PORT ACT CONFERENCE REPORT Final bill leaves major provisions intact, but bipartisanship eroded in conference
- (September 28, 2006) HARMAN OPPOSES WHITE HOUSE/WILSON BILL TO GUT FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT Says House is “voting to fix something that’s not broken”
- (September 27, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT OPPOSING THE MILITARY COMMISSION BILL Cites lack of strict limits, oversight over CIA ‘carve-out’
- (September 27, 2006) HARMAN LETTER TO NEGROPONTE ON IRAQ NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE Says report’s completion should be expedited, not delayed until after the midterm election
- (September 26, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON DECLASSIFIED SECTION OF NATIONAL INTELIGENCE ESTIMATE
- (September 22, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE/SENATE REPUBLICANS DETAINEE DEAL Says “key to deal will be whether Congress exercises real oversightover the CIA interrogation program”
- (September 20, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON MARK-UP OFNSA SURVEILLANCE LEGISLATION Says no need to fix something that isn’t brokens
- (September 18, 2006) HARMAN TODISCUSS SECURITY, IRAQ AND TERRORISM AT NDN TOMORROW
- (September 14, 2006) HARMAN HAILS SENATE ACTION ON PORT SECURITY Says Senate placed “national security above partisan politics” and “looks forward to the bill becoming law by the end of the year”
- (September 13, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING 9/11 ATTACKS Says “9/11 forged our nation into common purpose,” but “we have not made as much progress as this Resolution claims”
- (September 13, 2006) HARMAN URGES VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY TO CORRECT RECORD ON IRAQ-AL QAEDA TIES Says “There was no provable link between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda.”
- (September 6, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE DETAINEE POLICY AND REVISED ARMY FIELD MANUAL Reacts to President Bush’s address, says Congress should not “rubberstamp the President’s expansion of executive authority.”
August 2006
July 2006- (July 27, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT AT THE SECOND HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON FISA Says 01Csolution is not to gut FISA and the Fourth Amendment.01D
- (July 26, 2006) HARMAN VOTES AGAINST INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION PROMOTION ACT Says 01Cbill could fuel an already accelerating arms race in South Asia01D
- (July 26, 2006) HARMAN HAILS RETURN OF FOUR LOCAL SIBLINGS FROM LEBANON Manhattan Beach Residents Take Final Evacuee Ship to Leave the Embattled Country
- (July 26, 2006) {HARMAN BLASTS BEGINNING OF 10-DIGIT DIALING IN SOUTH BAY} Calls new area code overlay and multi-digit dialing 01Cunnecessary burden on026West LA and South Bay01D
- (July 20, 2006) HARMAN VOTES FOR OMAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT But Criticizes Ad-Hoc White House Process
- (July 19, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON MODERNIZING THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (FISA) Cites the Need for Modern Intelligence Tools, Urges Passage of the LISTEN Act
- (July 18, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT DENOUNCING THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT Calls measure equivalent of 01Cgovernment sanctioned discrimination01D
- (July 13, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON RENEWING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
- (July 12, 2006) STATEMENT BY REP. JANE HARMAN ON U.S. SUPREME COURT IN HAMDAN v. RUMSFELD
- (July 12, 2006) HARMAN STATEMENT ON OXLEY RESOLUTION Emphasizes 01Cany intelligence program 013 no matter how critical to national security 013 must comply with the law and the Constitution01D
- (July 12, 2006) STATEMENT BY REP. JANE HARMAN ON U.S. SUPREME COURT IN HAMDAN v. RUMSFELD
- (July 12, 2006) HARMAN URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO WORK WITH CONGRESS ON NORTH KOREA AND FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES, DETENTION POLICY, AND NSA PROGRAM LEGAL FRAMEWORK Warns against gaming the system for political advantage
- (July 12, 2006) Harman Statement on DOD Memorandum on Application of Geneva Conventions to the Treatment of Military Detainees
June 2006
May 2006- (May 31, 2006) Harman Statement on Homeland Security Grant Awards
- (May 23, 2006) Harman Statement on Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act
- (May 17, 2006) ACLU Endorses Harman/Conyers Listen Act Legislation 01Creinforces the rule of law that protects the liberty of all Americans,01D writes group in letter of support
- (May 16, 2006) Harman Statement on Decision to Brief Full Intelligence Committee on NSA Surveilance Program
- (May 11, 2006) Harman and Conyers Introduce Legislation to Force President's Entire Domestic Surveilance Program to Comply with the Law
- (May 11, 2006) Harman Statement on the USA Today Report of NSA Phone Call Database
- (May 11, 2006) Harman Decries House Failure to Lift Ban on Privately Funded Abortions at Miltiary Overseas Health Facilities
- (May 8, 2006) Harman Urges Tough Questions at Hayden Confirmation Hearing
- (May 5, 2006) Harman Statement on Goss Resignation
- (May 4, 2006) Harman Applauds Passage of Port Act Bill
- (May 3, 2006) Harman and Conyers Urge More Resources to Bolster FISA Process Letter to Senators outlines legislation to require that entire NSA program comply with existing law
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