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14 October 2007
Congressmember Holt on FISA legislation
10/18/2007 18:18 Filed in: other
Representative Rush Holt's statement on the problems with the FISA "RESTORE Act." Holt is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and Chairman of the newly-created Select Intelligence Oversight Panel. Statement during House Debate on 10/17/07 at 11am. Please see previous post for information on Holt's far superior alternative bill.
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Congressional Hearings - Oct 15, 2007
10/15/2007 08:38 Filed in: weekly schedules
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corrections and additions. thx.
Note: the House Rules Committee will be meeting Tuesday on the rule for consideration of the the FISA "RESTORE ACT", so it looks like the House will be considering this flawed bill on Wednesday, while the superior FISA bill from Russ Holt stays stuck in committee.
Here's my selected short list:
Tuesday, 9:30 am - House Judiciary
Hearing on: Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public Schools
*** Wednesday, 10 am - House Science and Technology
Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is a Global Warming Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice?
Wednesday, 10 am - Senate Committee on Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General.
*** postponed Wednesday, 10 am - House Oversight and Government Affairs
EPA Approval of New Power Plants: Failure to Address Global Warming Pollutants
Wednesday, 2 pm - House Science and Technology
Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Wednesday, 2 pm - House Foreign Affairs
Oversight Hearing: Crisis in Burma: Can the U.S. Bring about a Peaceful Resolution?
Thursday, 10 am - House Oversight and Government Affairs
Hearing on Black Carbon and Global Warming
*** Thursday, 10 am - Senate Committee on Judiciary
To continue hearings to examine the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General.
Thursday, 2 pm - House Foreign Affairs and House Judiciary
Joint Oversight Hearing: Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar
Please click the link for more details and to see the full list, including hearings on superfund, veteran's disability, secure identity documents, G.I. Bill, mining on public lands, military health care and recruitment, the clean water act, health insurance, iraq reconstruction, agricultural economy, intellectual property, enforcement of the Hatch Act, lead and children's health, international trade, oversight of the DOT, miner safety, digital television transition, FAA, U.S.-Russia economic relationship, medicare, iraq reconstruction, international trafficking and slavery, and more Read More...
Note: the House Rules Committee will be meeting Tuesday on the rule for consideration of the the FISA "RESTORE ACT", so it looks like the House will be considering this flawed bill on Wednesday, while the superior FISA bill from Russ Holt stays stuck in committee.
Here's my selected short list:
Tuesday, 9:30 am - House Judiciary
Hearing on: Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public Schools
*** Wednesday, 10 am - House Science and Technology
Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is a Global Warming Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice?
Wednesday, 10 am - Senate Committee on Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General.
*** postponed Wednesday, 10 am - House Oversight and Government Affairs
EPA Approval of New Power Plants: Failure to Address Global Warming Pollutants
Wednesday, 2 pm - House Science and Technology
Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Wednesday, 2 pm - House Foreign Affairs
Oversight Hearing: Crisis in Burma: Can the U.S. Bring about a Peaceful Resolution?
Thursday, 10 am - House Oversight and Government Affairs
Hearing on Black Carbon and Global Warming
*** Thursday, 10 am - Senate Committee on Judiciary
To continue hearings to examine the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General.
Thursday, 2 pm - House Foreign Affairs and House Judiciary
Joint Oversight Hearing: Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar
Please click the link for more details and to see the full list, including hearings on superfund, veteran's disability, secure identity documents, G.I. Bill, mining on public lands, military health care and recruitment, the clean water act, health insurance, iraq reconstruction, agricultural economy, intellectual property, enforcement of the Hatch Act, lead and children's health, international trade, oversight of the DOT, miner safety, digital television transition, FAA, U.S.-Russia economic relationship, medicare, iraq reconstruction, international trafficking and slavery, and more Read More...
