The House has just passed the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Act, H.R. 5522 by a vote of 247-165. This bill would require the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue rules regulating combustible industrial dusts, … Continue reading
White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief Dan Friedman and Robert Brodsky, Government Executive – April 30, 2008 Lurita Doan, the embattled head of the General Services Administration, resigned at the request of the White House, sources said Tuesday. … Continue reading
From the Appropriations Committee: Obey Responds to Veto Threat WASHINGTON — Dave Obey (D-WI), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, responded to yet another veto threat from a President unwilling to work with Congress to help veterans and the unemployed. … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other bipartisan Members of Congress participated in a rally at the Capitol this afternoon to support the 21st Century GI Bill, which provides a four-year college scholarship to veterans who served in Iraq … Continue reading
From the Democratic Leader’s office: Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to the President's Remarks on the Economy WASHINGTON, DC — House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after President Bush made remarks on the economy … Continue reading
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Oversight of Defense Department Acquisitions.” The hearing will examine the recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled, “Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs” (pdf). This report found that the … Continue reading
The Supreme Court's decision is disappointing. The Court's decision today places obstacles to the fundamental rights of American citizens–especially the poor, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities–to participate in the electoral process. Having American citizens pay for underlying documents needed … Continue reading
The Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today, “Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens,” to examine residential programs for teens, including boot camps, wilderness camps, therapeutic boarding schools, and behavior modification facilities. The hearing also … Continue reading
Rep. Ike Skelton, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, speaks on the House floor on recent revelations from the New York Times. The story, “Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand,” explained how the Pentagon set up private briefings for … Continue reading
Today, the House passed three more key bills to hold federal contractors accountable and crack down on fraud and abuse. U.S. taxpayers are outraged at the massive levels of waste, fraud and abuse that have been documented in large government … Continue reading