Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Byron Dorgan (D-S.D.), as well as Reps. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), will call for a review of all existing U.S. trade agreements tomorrow.
The four members will join Teamsters leader Jim Hoffa for a press conference outside the Senate, where they will unveil legislation mandating a review of trade agreements and outlining a process to renegotiate them. The members are calling their bill the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act.
Former Vice President Al Gore is praising Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) for her work on the Lieberman-Warner climate bill, which is now being debated in the Senate.
"I want to commend Senator Boxer for her leadership of the Environment and Public Works Committee," Gore said in a statement yesterday. "Thanks to her vision and dedication, we have the first global warming bill in history that is comprehensive, bipartisan and that enjoys support across the country -- from labor and agriculture to the business and the environmental communities. Of course the bill needs to be stronger, but it's vital that Congress begin to act. While it's important that people change their light bulbs, it's even more important that we change the laws."
Boxer chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) began airing radio ads in Colorado and New Mexico today opposing the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill, which the Senate is scheduled to consider this week.
IER joins the Club for Growth and President Bush in arguing that the bill would raise energy prices and wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. The Club for Growth launched its own ad campaign opposing the bill last week.
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Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) is recruiting support for an online protest of high gas prices.
Armey sent an email to members of FreedomWorks, the interest group where he serves as chairman, blaming congressional Democrats for high gas prices -- a current rhetorical theme for Republicans.
"Bad policy from Congress is a major reason gasoline is going through the roof. Led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress continues to block development most of America
The Club for Growth says it will begin airing television and radio ads today in Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Montana opposing the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill.
The ads will call on Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to vote against the legislation when the Senate considers it next.
Sens. John Warner (R-Va.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced the legislation in 2007 to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a program to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The Club for Growth says the bill's proposals to limit those emissions would be disastrous for the economy. See one of the television ads below:
Ten state treasurers and comptrollers plus asset managers for investment firms--a group controlling $2.3 trillion--are calling on Senate leaders to pass legislation that addresses climate change.
The group includes the global head of asset management for Deutsche Bank, the global head of corporate responsibility for the Man Group (the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund operator),
The economically conservative Club for Growth released its congressional scorecard for 2007 today. Four lawmakers received perfect scores for their 2007 performances: Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).
Those four, along with five other senators and 46 other representatives, received the Club's "Defender of Economic Freedom" award. See the Club's scorecard here.
Along with Iraq war veterans and concerned citizens, Iraq Campaign 2008 says it will unfurl a 50-foot replica "Mission Accomplished" banner at the White House tomorrow, marking the five-year anniversary of President Bush's now-infamous speech.
The unfurling is slated to occur at 10:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave.
On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major U.S. combat operations in Iraq (see the speech here) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, anchored off the coast of San Diego. The ship bore a large banner that read "Mission Accomplished." CNN reported that, in October 2003, reporters pressed the White House on the banner, as U.S. casualties in Iraq had risen; the White House responded that the banner had been placed by the Navy.
The truckers activist group Truckers and Citizens United is set to hold a rally at the Capitol today to protest high gas prices, with truckers traveling to Washington, D.C. in a convoy from Pennsylvania.
Organizers arranged a meeting in Harrisburg, Pa. at 6 a.m. today, with truckers heading into D.C. in a convoy that reportedly caused rush-hour traffic delays in Pennsylvania. The group called for "everyone who is affected by high fuel costs"--including home heating oil--to gather for the convoy.
The truckers are scheduled to park at RFK stadium and walk to the Capitol, protesting on the Capitol's West lawn. Truckers and Citizens United's scheduling information says the rally's permit lasts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
According to the group's mission statement, Truckers and Citizens United pushes for "immediate stoppage to the subsidies being given to big oil" and release of oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserves. The group has circulated a petition calling on the U.S. government to act on fuel prices, gathering 1,198 signatures.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) tomorrow will launch a tour through California, Nevada, and Colorado in opposition of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gay and lesbian servicemembers. The tour will start in San Diego, then will proceed to Las Vegas, Denver, and Palm Springs.
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