August 01, 2008

Following are the remarks prepared for delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey: "Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be with you here today. As legislative and business leaders from around the country, you are close to the people we all serve. And meetings such as this one, and organizations such as the American Legislative Exchange Council, help us gather and share the collective wisdom we need to serve this nation." Full release

The Justice Department, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) today announced that there have been significant developments in the investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings, which killed five individuals and injured 17 others. In particular, we are able to confirm that substantial progress has been made in the investigation by bringing to bear new and sophisticated scientific tools. Full release

In response to today's Wall Street Journal story, "Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win," regarding the company's attempt to intimidate workers and discourage support of a labor-friendly administration, Wal-Mart Watch Executive Director David Nassar released the following statement: "Today's Wall Street Journal story demonstrates once again that Wal-Mart intimidates its workers." Full release

Jittery American workers were greeted with the news today that unemployment in July reached a four-year high of 5.7 percent and that the U.S. economy shed 51,000 jobs last month on the heels of the loss of 98,000 jobs in May and June. For all of 2008, the U.S. economy has lost 463,000 jobs. Meanwhile in Congress, both houses spent the final days before their month-long summer vacation pushing for admission of hundreds of thousands of additional foreign workers. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President Bush, ahead of his trip to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, urging him to make human rights and freedom of the press in China top priorities of his visit. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its employment report for July showing a loss of 51,000 jobs, and an unemployment rate that climbed to 5.7 percent -- the highest since March 2004. The economy has lost 463,000 jobs in the past seven months: "Today's jobs numbers are another painful, and for too many, a very personal reminder of how the Bush Administration's economic strategy has failed American workers. It should be as apparent to the President and to Republicans as it is to the American people that we need another economic recovery package to get our economy growing again." Full release

A coalition representing millions of America's veterans today expressed outrage at a White House claim that Congress is overspending on veterans programs and has threatened to veto any of the remaining 11 spending bills that exceed the President's request unless Congress finds $2.9 billion in offsets elsewhere in the federal budget. Full release

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced a new interactive Web site, http://www.WhoSaidItCelebrityEdition.com. There, users can participate in a multiple-choice game in which they must identify Who Said It: Barack Obama, or one of his fellow celebrities. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight after the House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act by a vote of 247 to 178. The bill closes loopholes that have allowed employers to avoid responsibility for discriminatory pay. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women continue to make only 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. "Tonight, Congress sent a message to women across the country: 'your work is valued.'" Full release

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