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January 22, 2009
January 22, 2009Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Obama's executive orders to strengthen counterterrorism efforts by outlining a process for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and revising detention and interrogation policies. Full release.
This is a sad day for the American labor movement and those who believe that social movements should be led from the bottom up, rather than the top down. SEIU's press release and the cherry-picked quotes from the decision are predictable. It also is predictable that Hearing Officer Ray Marshall, former Secretary of Labor, who was hired by SEIU President Andy Stern to conduct the hearing would do the job he was paid to do -- render a decision that would make findings favored by Stern. Full release
The House Democratic Caucus today approved the nominations of the following Members to serve on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 111(th) Congress: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California as Chair of the committee, Congressman Ben Chandler of Kentucky, Congressman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, Congresswoman Kathy Castor of Florida, and Congressman Peter Welch of Vermont. "Each of these Members appointed to serve on the Ethics Committee has shown strong commitment to the integrity of the House of Representatives. I am confident they will continue their dedication by holding House Members to the highest ethical standards," Pelosi said. Full release
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt today voted against releasing the second installment of funds under the government's financial rescue package, called the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Full release.
Speaker Nancy held her weekly press conference in her office in the Capitol this morning. Below is a transcript of the press conference. Full release.
With his impeachment trial scheduled to begin next week, Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced a new legal turmoil Thursday when education advocates sued him for incapacitating a state board responsible for helping the legislature determine school funding levels. Full release.
As an estimated 2 million inaugural attendees witnessed the first African-American be sworn into office as president of the United States, scores of African Americans/Blacks celebrated the historic occasion by attending the inaugural festivities--many for the first-time, according to a new TV One/National Association of Black Journalists Inaugural Poll. Full release.
Five former directors of the Population and Reproductive Health Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today urged the new Obama administration to move quickly to restore U.S. leadership in global family planning. Full release.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House passage of Chairman Barney Frank's TARP Reform and Accountability Act, which bolsters transparency, accountability and addresses the foreclosure crisis directly. The House approved the measure late this afternoon by a vote of 260 to 166. Full release.