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Senate Democrats invoked rarely used Rule 21 to force a closed door meeting today with the goal of obtaining an agreement to fully investigate the administration’s use of WMD documents as a justification for the Iraq war. According to a statement issued by Sen. Harry Reid, the “Key questions that need to be answered include: …
Press release: “Congressman Jerrold Nadler today demanded the House Judiciary Committee investigate whether White House officials deliberately deceived Congress in order to obtain its authorization of the war in Iraq. In a letter to Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. calling for hearings [text of which accompanies this link], Congressman Nadler cited new evidence from …
Democratic Policy Committee Report, October 31, 2005: Bush Administration, Congressional Republicans Mismanage Hurricane Recovery – Thousands of Hurricane Survivors Still Face Immediate Needs “While rescue and relief operations in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have been completed, thousands of hurricane survivors remain in dire need of assistance. Unfortunately, two months after Hurricane …
White House press release: President Nominates Judge Samuel A. Alito as Supreme Court Justice. Also from the White House: Biography of Samuel A. Alito Jr. AP: Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court CNN: Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court Conservatives, liberals ready for heated debate Complete coverage from the New York Times: Supreme Court in …
Legislative Text of HR 4100, the “Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act” (PDF), Failing to Protect and Defend: the Federal Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina – UPDATE (PDF) – Report prepared by the Minority Staff of the House Science Committee, 10/21/2005
Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel, by Murray Waas, special to National Journal: “Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the …
In a Letter to President Bush, White House Counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. GOP senators assert independence in wake of Miers withdrawal New York Times: Miers Failed to Win Support of Key Senators and Conservatives Related links on the Miers nomination The Hill: Miers withdraws nomination…quoting …
Senate Finance Cmte. Ranking Minority Member Senator Max Baucus Calls on Supreme Court Nominee to Furnish Tax Returns White House Response Baucus letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Letter to Miers Organized opposition to Miers moves to web: see WithdrawMiers.org WSJ Free Features: Point Man for Miers Juggles Allegiances – Legal Conservative …
From the Washington Post: FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations Secret Surveillance Lacked Oversight From EPIC: “Documents obtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Informaton Act describe thirteen cases of possible FBI misconduct in intelligence investigations. The documents were released by the Bureau in response to an EPIC open government request for information about the FBI’s …
Cmte. on Government Reform Minority Office: “Rep. Waxman led twelve members of Congress today in releasing a new GAO report that found security and reliablity flaws in the electronic voting process. In a joint press release, Rep. Waxman said, “The GAO report indicates that we need to get serious and act quickly to improve the …
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic Response, October 20, 2005. Witnesses Testimony, Panel 1, Marty Bahamonde [PDF], Regional Director, External Affairs, Region One, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “”There was a systematic failure at all levels of …
House Report 109-226: A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 To Request Government Records (85 pages, PDF), September 20. 2005.
