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The House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,503 viewsThe House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,503 viewsMembers debated proposed immigration reforms in the DREAM Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,827 viewsTwo women who contracted salmonella from tainted eggs testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A Food and Drug Administratio…
2,048 viewsThe House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,733 viewsThe House continued work on a bill that creates a new program to provide medical services and health monitoring for 9/11 first responders.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,610 viewsThe House debated several measures related to federal lands and health care issues, including a bill to establish the Coltsville National Historic Park in Connecticut as a part of the Nation…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,789 viewsThe House returned from its summer recess to take up a measure to provide assistance to states for Medicaid and education funds. During the session Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took the floor …
View in Congressional Chronicle60,628 viewsPast and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and oversig…
549 viewsOil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…
5,212 viewsTony Hayward continued to testify on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the…
3,317 viewsCommittee members and Tony Hayward made opening statements about the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Members criticized the company and focused on …
7,737 viewsTony Hayward testified on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the explosion …
2,462 viewsAt a field hearing entitled “Local Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” in Chalmette, Louisiana, witnesses testified about the impact of the oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill …
584 viewsThe House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,818 viewsJames Lentz testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would stren…
676 viewsDavid Strickland testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would …
250 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would strengt…
576 viewsExecutives from BP, Halliburton, Cameron, and Transocean testified on their roles in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Questions and testimony focused on equipment failures, regulatory oversight…
2,727 viewsExecutives from BP, Halliburton, Cameron, and Transocean testified on their roles in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Questions and testimony focused on equipment failures, regulatory oversight…
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