The President's decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one. The Bashir government has made it clear by its actions that it only responds to pressure, and it is up to the international community to apply … Continue reading
We arrived in Berlin Monday morning at about 3am. By 8am we were off to a meeting with German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel. I found him to be very informative. We discussed Germany's role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and … Continue reading
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan Congressional Delegation today commemorated Memorial Day with U.S. Marines and retired veterans at the Allied Museum in Berlin, Germany. In honor of America’s fallen soldiers, a Marine Color Guard presented the colors of the … Continue reading
The bipartisan delegation met with Dr. Konrad Steffen, who is the lead scientist at Swiss Camp located on the Jakobshavn Glacier. According to NASA, the Jakobshavn Glacier is the world’s fastest glacier, doubling its speed between 1997 and 2003. The … Continue reading
I am so privileged to be participating in this trip and to have the opportunity to see firsthand the economic and environmental impact of global warming. The information we gather on this trip will be very valuable as Congress considers … Continue reading
Below are photos from the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) boat tour of Disko Bay, Greenland. They were in Disko Bay to examine the ice flow from glaciers. During the peak summer melt months, enough water melts from Greenland’s glaciers everyday to … Continue reading
Speaker Pelosi today announced that she is leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Greenland, Germany, Great Britain and Belgium to meet with leading scientists and political leaders working on solutions to combat global warming.  The trip will be carbon … Continue reading
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers sent the following letter to Attorney General Gonzales formally requesting that Deputy Attorney General McNulty and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Moschella be made available promptly for questioning by the Committee, particularly in light of … Continue reading
Tonight, the House passed the Iraq Supplemental. The Speaker voted against the legislation providing funding for the war in Iraq saying: I'm really glad that the Republicans finally admit that there's a need for accountability. But what they haven't done … Continue reading
Today the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing examining the need to extend OSHA standards to cover state, county, and municipal workers who are not currently protected by these regulations. Subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey gives opening … Continue reading