By obstructing a vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Senate Republicans have thwarted efforts to restore balance in the law and allow victims of wage discrimination to seek justice in the courts. In so doing, they have again … Continue reading
Speaker Pelosi sent the following letter today to House Republican Leader John Boehner in response to a letter sent to the Speaker yesterday by the GOP leadership. Below is a text of the letter: April 23, 2008 The Honorable John … Continue reading
On March 3rd, 2008 the Oversight Committee released a report, “The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts.” The report examined seven Administration-imposed Medicaid regulations which, if implemented, would slash federal Medicaid funding to states for vital programs and services by about … Continue reading
Today in a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee requested that he be prepared to testify in May regarding the recently released Union of Concerned Scientists Report documenting extensive and widespread political interference with … Continue reading
The price for regular gasoline reached a record $3.53 per gallon today — 23 percent more than this time last year and 140 percent more than when President Bush took office. The Democratic-led Congress has passed a number of key … Continue reading
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence” Federally-funded abstinence-only programs require the exclusive teaching of abstinence until marriage and prohibit teaching about condoms or other contraceptives — other than to discuss failure rates. … Continue reading
Today is Equal Pay Day, the day which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. President John Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President George W. Bush urging him to sign into law legislation that Congress has passed to help American families with the rising price of gasoline. “I respectfully ask … Continue reading
The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is currently holding a hearing, “FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program: Weaknesses Place Americans at Risk.” FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach is testifying, among others. Watch the hearing live >> Full Committee … Continue reading
Almost four decades ago, a group of visionary Americans energized the environmental movement, and indeed our nation, by dedicating a day to this ideal: we must preserve God's creation, our planet, for the generations to come. On this Earth Day, … Continue reading