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Financial experts testified on the European Union debt crisis and its impact on the economies of the U.S. and other countries.

No Labels, a bipartisan group of current and former members of Congress, talked to reporters about a plan, "Make Congress Work!", a 12-point blueprint for breaking gridlock and promoting con…

The House considered conference report to 1st minibus spending package and rules for debate to a balanced budget amendment

The group known as the Blue Dogs in the House held a news conference on U.S. fiscal health one day after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction held its second hearing. Members were…

Officials and representatives from federal health agencies testified on improper payments, fraud, and waste in Medicare. They focused on about a recent report revealing $48 billion in improp…

Elizabeth Warren testified on the implementation and congressional oversight of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). CFPB was scheduled to open on July 21, 2011, and was crea…

Michelle Flournoy and Admiral Mike Mullen testified about President Obama’s Afghanistan troop reduction plan. Admiral Mullen said he supported the president’s plan to reduce U.S. troops in A…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the milita…

Colonel William Koch testified about interment practices and record keeping problems at Arlington National Cemetery. He spoke about his wife who was buried at the wrong location. A recent st…

The House Rules Committee considered the rule for floor debate on the fiscal year 2012 budget. The hearing was joined in progress just after getting underway.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen spoke about the scope and extent of U.S. involvement in military action against the forces of Moammar…

General Petraeus and Michelle Flournoy testified on U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Afghanistan. In their remarks they said that gains made by the Taliban in recent years have bee…

Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN) spoke about partisan struggles and dysfunction over the course of several Congresses. Among the topics he addressed were redistricting, lobbying, congression…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met to consider and adopt rules for the 112th Congress. Ranking Member Elijah Cummings offered several amendments for changing the rules p…