July 09, 2008

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to missile tests conducted today by Iran: "Iran's provocative test launching of long-range missiles is detrimental to a resolution of the issues that separate Iran from the international community." Full release

"The nation's mayors are shocked and dismayed over the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee action to cast aside the fully authorized and nationally-accepted delivery system to provide energy efficiency block grants to cities, towns, counties and states that would have provided essential funds to move our nation forward toward energy independence and climate protection." Full release

Alabama seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage face significant funding cuts under legislation currently being considered in the U.S. Senate, according to data released by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Full release

House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined Republican leaders today in signing a petition calling on Speaker Pelosi and her leadership to bring important energy legislation to the floor without further delay. The petition, filed by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), would force Democrats to schedule a vote on H.R. 2208, legislation authored by Reps. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) that seeks to promote and advance the development of clean coal-to-liquid technology. Full release

The Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "When?" that calls into question John McCain's judgment on Iraq. While McCain's allies have been working overtime trying to distort Senator Obama's record on Iraq, today's video shows a disturbing pattern of inconsistent positions and wildly off the mark assessments on the war. While the war has stretched our armed forces to a breaking point, emboldened our enemies and drained resources from Afghanistan -- allowing the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan to grow stronger than at any time since September 11th -- McCain has refused to offer a clear plan for bringing it to a responsible end. Instead, McCain has been all over the map on when he thinks our troops will be able to come home. Full release

The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced the launch of the Spanish language section of its official convention Web site. The Spanish section, http://www.gopconvention2008.com/enespanol, will feature Spanish versions of convention information, fact sheets and press releases. The section will feature regular updates in Spanish leading up to and during the 2008 Republican National Convention. Full release

John McCain's failed economic policy tour continues, and so does his doubletalk. Though he claims to have a "comprehensive economic plan that will create millions of good American jobs," McCain supports more of the same Bush economic policies that have hurt American workers and unfair trade deals that have led to the loss of hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Not exactly good news to the 200,000 workers in Pennsylvania and Ohio who have lost their jobs under President Bush and the millions more worried about keeping theirs. [johnmccain.com, accessed 7/8/08]
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PR Newswire announced today that it has been selected as the Official Newswire for both the 2008 Democratic and the Republican National Conventions. PR Newswire will be the central resource to communicate breaking news releases, speeches, schedules and other information issued by the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 25-28, in Denver and the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minn., Sept. 1-4. Full release

Obama Recently Said He Would Support Legislation Updating The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): In A Statement Issued On His Website Last Week, Obama Reiterated His Support For The FISA Compromise Legislation. Obama: "The ability to monitor and track individuals who want to attack the United States is a vital counter-terrorism tool, and I'm persuaded that it is necessary to keep the American people safe -- particularly since certain electronic surveillance orders will begin to expire later this summer. Given the choice between voting for an improved yet imperfect bill, and losing important surveillance tools, I've chosen to support the current compromise." (Obama For America Website, my.barackobama.com, Accessed 7/9/08) Full release

The following Op-Ed by Roger Simon is being issued by the Republican National Committee: [T]oday many Americans are asking themselves if their summer driving vacations are really necessary because of the high cost of fuel. But I am wondering about a trip that has nothing to do with the cost of fuel. I am wondering about Barack Obama's planned trip to Iraq. ... Full release

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