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Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government’s gun smuggling sting “Fast and Furious” operation." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation betwee…

Former New Jersey Governor and Chief Executive Jon Corzine testified about the bankruptcy of the financial firm MF Global and a dispute over $1.2 billion in missing funds.

One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.Res. 364 - Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the “Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room” (Suspension, 40 Minutes of Debate) H.Res. 477 -…

The House voted on H.J.Res. 2, the Balanced Budget Amendment.

The House passed a bill that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns across state lines.

Republican 2012 presidential candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich met in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on current economic and social issues facing the U.S. The debate focused on entitl…

The House passed a measure that re-affirms “In God We Trust” as the U.S. national motto.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified at an oversight hearing that focused on her department’s immigration enforcement record.

The House approved a bill that would award a congressional gold medal to the first black Marine recruits in World War II. Members also approved the debate rules for a land exchange bill for …

Representative Steve King spoke at the Values Voter Summit. The program ended after 7 minutes due to a signal loss.

The House considered President Obama’s jobs bill and legislation on the National Labor Relations Board.

Witnesses testified for and against legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law signed by President Clinton that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages. P…

Candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and others spoke before the voting began at the Republican Party Iowa Straw Poll held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It tr…

Witnesses testified on the ability of small businesses to maintain the insurance coverage they were offering before the 2010 health care law was enacted. They focused on issues such as tax c…

The House debated the rule on the compromise agreement to raise the debt ceiling and then moved to consideration of the bill itself. The measure was approved 269-161. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords…

Tea Party activists and Republican members of Congress held a rally in support of budget legislation known as “Cut, Cap, and Balance,” which passed the House the previous week but was tabled…