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September 25, 2008
September 25, 2008House and Senate Democrats agreed this afternoon to a set of principles on revisions to the rescue plan, which calls for the Treasury Department to buy up bad mortgage securities from banks in an effort to get them to lend again. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Afghan President Hamid Karzai held a brief press availability before their meeting today in the Capitol. Below are the Speaker's remarks: "Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to welcome President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan back to the Capitol. It is a concern to us that the international effort that was begun seven years ago to rid Afghanistan of the consequences of the Taliban have not proven to be successful as of yet. We look forward to a candid discussion with the President on how we will continue to work together to fight terrorism in Afghanistan, which we consider to be central in the war against terrorism." Full release
While Americans watch as the government bails out the banking giants who created the current credit crunch, Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is responding with a bail-out package that focuses on Main Street, not Wall Street. Kerry introduced today a small business relief bill centered on helping the small businesses that create jobs and aid our local economies. Full release
As John McCain and Barack Obama jockeyed for position in the race to appear "leader-like" over the economy and in upcoming debates, the latest update of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation's (NTUF) candidate cost analysis project shows that despite their different styles, the major party Presidential hopefuls have one thing in common: both their agendas would add billions more to the taxpayer's tab every year. Full release
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' (Joint Center) Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change will announce its Commitment to Action at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. Full release
If elected officials in Charleston and Washington, D.C. are going to continue to invest in energy through subsidies, tax breaks and other incentives, the focus should shift from coal and nuclear power to promoting wind and solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, hybrids and other highly fuel-efficient cars, according to a new survey of 605 West Virginia adults conducted for CLEAN and the Civil Society Institute (CSI) by the leading U.S. survey firm Opinion Research Corporation (ORC). The CLEAN/CSI survey was released today with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OHVEC), Huntington, W.V. Full release
With less than six weeks to go to Election Day, American Jewish voters favor Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain for U.S. president by a margin of 57-30 percent. At the same time, an unexpectedly large number, 13 percent, remain undecided about their vote, according to a new American Jewish Committee (AJC) survey. Full release
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) salutes unanimous passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a resolution calling for high-level U.S. diplomatic leadership aimed at defeating the campaign to divert the UN's Durban Review Conference into an attack on Israel and promotion of anti-Semitic hate.Full release.
James Terry, Chief Public Advocate for the Consumers Rights League, today testified at a joint House Administration and House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on "Federal, State and Local Efforts to Prepare for the General 2008 Election," where he highlighted "corruption at every level of ACORN including embezzlement, cover-ups, misuse of taxpayer funds and voter fraud." Full release
"Conservatives are so strongly opposed to the bailout that John McCain risks undoing all his gains with conservatives if he supports it," the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, Richard A. Viguerie, said. "If John McCain supports this bailout, he will lose all of the goodwill and support he has gained from conservatives by picking Governor Palin as his running mate," said Viguerie.
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