June 24, 2008

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which passed the House this afternoon by a veto-proof margin of 355 to 59. Full release

Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 25th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, will hold a Diversity Best Practices Roundtable. The roundtable will bring together acknowledged diversity leaders from several business sectors, including private for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, and governmental entities, to discuss their challenges and experiences in achieving model diversity initiatives. Full release

The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $4 million to the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Sudan. This brings the total United States contribution to UNHAS in Sudan to $7.2 million in fiscal year 2008.
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John McCain is in California today trying to sell his off-shore drilling idea by claiming it would have a "psychological impact that I think is beneficial." But the reality is Senator McCain doesn't understand the American people, who want a plan for dealing with the energy crisis, not just a psychological trick. With skyrocketing gas prices that have become unmanageable, Americans want a president with a real plan to solve our energy needs. But Senator McCain himself has admitted that the off-shore drilling plan -- a Washington gimmick -- wouldn't give us "immediate relief" at all. Even the American Petroleum Institute, an oil industry trade group, agrees, saying that Americans wouldn't see more oil under McCain's plan for seven to ten years. [MSNBC, 6/24/08; McClatchy, 6/17/08] Full release

The Democratic National Committee today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in D.C. to compel the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate John McCain's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the FEC's matching funds program despite using the program to financially benefit his campaign -- just one of many McCain campaign improprieties. To view a copy of the DNC's lawsuit, please visit: http://www.democrats.org/page/-/pdf/DNCFECMcCain_062408.pdf. Full release

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a plaintiff in the successful 1993 lawsuit to open the meetings and records of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care task force, today asked Barack Obama to dismiss Eric Holder from his Vice-Presidential selection committee. Full release

The following was released today by the Republican National Committee: Obama In July 2007: "I Actually Think That We Should Explore Nuclear Power As Part Of The Energy Mix": Obama: "I actually think that we should explore nuclear power as part of the energy mix. There are no silver bullets to this issue." (CNN/YouTube Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Charleston, SC, 7/23/07) Full release

In keeping with its commitment to make the 2008 Democratic National Convention the most accessible and technologically-savvy event of its kind, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced today that Comcast Corporation will produce simultaneous, online streaming coverage of the Convention in Spanish at DemConvention.com and make available a broad range of Convention content through its signature On Demand service. The DNCC also announced that Comcast has been named the Convention's Official Cable Television and Video-On-Demand (VOD) provider. Full release.

FLASHBACK: Sen. Clinton Attacked Barack Obama's Vote In Favor Of The 2005 Energy Bill. Full release.

DNC Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Women's Caucus Chair Mame Reiley today issued the following statement marking the 36th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, which outlaws sex discrimination in educational programs. After the passage of Title IX in 1972, today more than 2.7 million girls participate in athletics in high school according to the U.S. Dept. of Education. [Feminist Majority Foundation Website, accessed 6/18/08] Full release

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