Last night, Congressman Paul Hodes held a successful telephone town hall meeting with residents of Coos and Grafton counties. Nearly 2700 residents joined the live call with Congressman Hodes and were able to ask questions of the Congressman.
Today, Congressman Hodes officially called on Chairman John Tierney of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs to hold a hearing on a recent New York Times story published on Sunday, April 20, 2008 on how Department of Defense officials used undue influence with former military officers serving as “independent” military analysts commenting on developments on the war in Iraq for network news stations. The Department of Defense used these analysts to manipulate public opinion toward supporting the Administration’s policy in the War in Iraq.
Today, Congressman Paul Hodes announced with Congressman Ed Perlmutter of Colorado new legislation at the Center for American Progress to encourage giving incentives to lenders and financial institutions to provide lower interest loans and other benefits to consumers who build, buy, or remodel their homes and businesses to improve their energy efficiency.
