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In the weekly Democratic radio address, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand talked about the accomplishments of the New Direction Congress and Democrats' commitment to continue working on behalf of the …

Secretary Gates talked shortly about the operations in Iraq, but focused on those in Afghanistan. He talked about the development of infrastructure, the reasons why insurgency attacks had in…

Witnesses testified about industry responses to problems such as the safety of peanut butter and fresh and fresh-cut produce. Topics included the potential impact on public health of contami…

Democratic members of the freshman class of Congress spoke to reporters about ethics reform and various proposals aimed at creating meaningful ethics reform legislation. Following their rema…

For the fourth day, the House debated a non-binding Iraq War resolution saying that Congress would continue to support U.S. armed forces in Iraq, but it disapproves President George W. Bush’…

For the second day, the House debated a non-binding Iraq War resolution saying that Congress would continue to support U.S. armed forces in Iraq, but it disapproves President George W. Bush’…

Secretary Gates, General Pace, and Ms. Jonas testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Defense Department. The talked about readiness, operations, and weapons programs, as…

Secretary Gates and General Pace testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the president’s plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq in an effort to improve security a…

The House passed a bill implementing certain 9/11 Commission recommendations. Lawmakers also voted for oversight on intelligence spending.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats spoke about the implementation of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and responded to questions from reporters.

The opening day of the 110th Congress included the swearing in of the representatives and the election of the speaker of the House.