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Opening Statement: Senate Foreign Relations Business Considers the Convention on the Law of the Sea: Statement by Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE), Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Business Meeting to Consider the Convention on the Law of the Sea, October 31, 2007.
“Since 2003, the non-partisan Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) has issued annual scorecards analyzing the impact of domestic legislation on Americas current and aspiring middle class and evaluating Members of Congress based on their votes on this legislation…themiddleclass.org [is] a dynamic site that will update throughout the year as members of Congress vote …
Senate Intelligence Committee, S. Rpt. 110-209, Report to Accompany FISA Amendments Act of 2007.
More War Funding Requested (Updated): “On October 22, the administration submitted a request for a further $45.9 billion in war-related spending for fiscal year 2008. This request is on top of $147 billion already requested for the Department of Defense and $3.6 billion for other agencies for the fiscal year. If appropriated by Congress, the …
Press release: “Reps. Brad Miller (D-NC), Mel Watt (D-NC) and Barney Frank (D-MA) today introduced comprehensive legislation to combat abuses in the mortgage lending market, and to provide basic protections to mortgage consumers and investors. The bill, H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 will reform mortgage practices in three areas. …
BBC: “Global emissions of carbon dioxide from shipping are twice the level of aviation, one of the maritime industry’s key bodies has said.” The report referenced in the BBC article was published by Intertanko: A comprehensive strategy for the reduction of air pollution from ships: “Moves in the U.S. launching unilateral legislation which would limit …
Press release, October 18, 2007: “Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senator Kit Bond, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee…announced that the Senate Intelligence Committee passed legislation to modernize FISA. The bill, which passed by a strong bipartisan vote, will improve the recently enacted Protect America Act that aimed to fix collection problems related …
CongressNow.com: “For the first time in more than three decades, a House committee has voted to update the non-discrimination laws, today approving the expansion of protections to include gays and lesbians in the workforce. By a 27-21 vote, the House Education and Labor Committee approved the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3685), which would ban workplace …
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: “For the first time ever, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation that will protect journalists from being compelled to testify or reveal sources in court. The shield law grants a qualified privilege to reporters to prevent them, in most cases, from being compelled to testify or …
Press release, October 16, 2007: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today introduced the bipartisan Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 to give federal prosecutors important new tools to combat the growing problem of identity theft and cyber crime. The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act …
Vahid Majidi, Assistant Director, WMD Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation – Statement Before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, October 10, 2007 “The number one priority of the FBI is to protect the nation from terrorist attacks. Within that priority, the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) …
Follow up to October 9, 2007 posting, Conyers, Reyes Introduce FISA Revision Legislation, today’s press release: “The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted 12-7 today to send the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3773) to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.”
