Scandal

Waterloo, IA (December 10, 2007) – In Iowa today, former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Joe Biden stepped up pressure on the Justice Department to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the scandal surrounding the destruction of tapes showing interrogations by the CIA:    » read more »

Bipartisan Commission to Investigate Wartime Support Contracting and Reconstruction in Iraq & Afghanistan

December 7, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late Thursday, the Senate and the House negotiators agreed on a landmark provision to improve wartime contracting and accountability sponsored by Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO). The measure is expected to receive final approval when both chambers of Congress vote on final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act later this month.    » read more »

December 10, 2007 -- The evidence before the Committee leads to one inescapable conclusion: the Bush Administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming.    » read more »

December 07, 2007 -- State Department Inspector General Howard J. Krongard announced his resignation today. In response to the announcement, Chairman Waxman released the following statement:

“Mr. Krongard’s decision removes an enormous distraction from the Inspector General’s office and will allow the office to focus on its important oversight responsibilities. The Committee will certainly take this new development into account.”

State Department Inspector General's Letter to President Bush    » read more »

December 7, 2007 -- The following statement was submitted by Senator Obama in the Congressional Record today:

Mr. President, I wish to express my serious concern over the Central Intelligence Agency’s confirmation that videotapes depicting brutal interrogation techniques were destroyed.    » read more »

05 December 2007 -- The U.S. Departments of State and Defense have agreed to a new system of rules designed to increase control over private security contractors working in Iraq.

The move to tighten oversight of private contractors follows an incident last September in which guards from the Blackwater company providing security for a U.S. diplomatic convoy fired on Iraqi civilians killing 17 people.

Company officials say the guards were protecting diplomats when they came under fire, but Iraqi investigators concluded the shooting spree was unprovoked.    » read more »

November 26, 2007 -- "For more than three decades, Trent Lott has been an outstanding advocate in the United States Congress for the people of Mississippi. With service in the Republican leadership in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, he has skillfully advanced legislation and effectively championed key principles of our party, including low taxes and a strong national defense.    » read more »

“Senator Lott’s decision to resign will result in a terrible loss for Mississippi and for the country.

Pursuant to Mississippi law, specifically § 23-15-855 (1), of the Mississippi Code, once the resignation takes effect, I will call a Special Election for United States Senator to be held on November 4, 2008, being the regular general election day for the 2008 congressional elections.    » read more »

Wilmington, DE (November 21, 2007) – Sen. Joe Biden issued the following statement on the news that former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes “in his new book that the White House intentionally misled him concerning the CIA leak case and that President Bush was involved in his passing along ‘false information’ to the press.” [Foxnews.com, 11/20/07]

“The President should immediately come forward and explain any action taken by him or his administration to mislead the American public. The American people deserve the truth,” said Sen. Biden.    » read more »

Richardson: "President Bush has bamboozled the country"

11/21/2007 -- SANTA FE, NM-- New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson today released the following statement regarding former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's revelation that President Bush was involved in efforts to mislead the American public about the disclosure of a CIA operative's identity:    » read more »

November 20, 2007 -- Des Moines, IA - Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today released the following statement in response to the claims of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan that he "unknowingly passed along false information" to the American public and that "the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in [his] doing so," including the Vice-President and the President:    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- Just days after Rudy Giuliani's right-hand man and protégé Bernard Kerik was indicted on corruption charges, Giuliani is trying to distract voters from the scandal today by launching his first television advertisement of the campaign season. Called "Tested," the ad follows Rudy's pattern of exaggerating his record on a host of issues while Mayor of New York City. The ad is running in New Hampshire, not surprising considering that a New York Times/CBS News Poll out today shows Rudy trailing first place by a significant margin. [New York Times, 11/14/07]    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- McLean, VA - Thompson for President Communications Director Todd Harris today released the following statement in response to the outrageous accusations by the Romney campaign and its supporters in today's Washington Times that the National Right to Life Committee was bribed by the Thompson campaign in exchange for its endorsement:    » read more »

Points to FBI investigation showing unjustified killing of Iraqi civilians

November 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Today, United States Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) sent the following letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asking him to answer whether Blackwater’s past performance and an ongoing FBI investigation will be considered before awarding any new contracts to the company.    » read more »

14 November 2007 -- The U.S. Justice Department is reopening an investigation into the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, marking a major reversal in policy under new Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

The probe will focus on the conduct of Justice Department lawyers in approving the program, which allows the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on the e-mail and telephone conversations of Americans without getting prior approval from a special court.    » read more »