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Committee members marked up S.2191, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007. The bill contains provisions aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and allows swapping of pollutio…

Witnesses testified about the results of a Government Accountability report on border security, the need for more border patrol agents, weaknesses and gaps in border crossing inspections, an…

Police administrators from across the U.S. testified about anti-terrorism efforts in their local law-enforcement agencies. Topics included Islamic extremism bred in the U.S., prevention of t…

Witnesses testified in continuing oversight hearings on Department of Homeland Security programs created since the September 11 attacks, in this case the Federal Terrorist Watch List. Topics…

The Senate resumed consideration of the Leslie Southwick U.S. Circuit Judge nomination. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge. …

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations b…

The Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held a hearing titled, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Reactor Oversight Process.” Witnesses testified about nuclear power plant safety…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate begin consideration of H.R. 1124, a bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. …

Assistant Secretary Myers testified about her nomination by President Bush to continue as assistant secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs in the Department of Homeland Security. She sta…

Officials testified about confronting the terrorist threat to the U.S. six years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. They examined the efforts of key intelligence agencies to prevent anoth…

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2638, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008. The…

Ambassador Crocker testifies by video conference from Baghdad about political stability, progress toward U.S. benchmarks for reconstruction, the security situation, as well as military and p…

Witnesses both supported and opposed legislative approaches to power plant pollution that affects global climate change. Topics included the Lieberman-McCain bill and the Sanders-Boxer bill,…

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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy Bill.

Secretary Rice testified about the Bush administration’s latest Iraq policy and plans to add 21,500 troops to the forces stationed in Iraq in an effort to bring greater security to the count…

Witnesses testified about plans to stop the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Witness made several recommendations including a comprehensive agreement resulting from one negotiation pr…

Witnesses testified on efforts to establish minimum standards for state-issued drivers' licenses and identification cards in compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005.