Pelosi Takes Case to Black Media

Leader Tries to Pre-empt Backlash Over Jefferson Action

By Steve Kornacki
Roll Call Staff

June 13, 2006, 12 a.m.

The fight over the Ways and Means Committee seat held by Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) is now playing out on the airwaves and in the pages of publications aimed at blacks, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) seeks to dispel the notion that she’s enforcing a double standard by demanding that Jefferson step down prior to any criminal charges being filed against him.

Cardin: U.S. Needs to Keep Pace Developing Energy Technology

Feb. 8, 12 a.m.

Today, too many Americans are out of work. Today, we will send $1 billion overseas to satisfy our appetite for foreign oil, while the Chinese will continue their massive investment in clean energy technology. Today, our nation faces an economic crisis, an energy crisis and a global climate crisis. Read Full Article