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Witnesses testified on international aviation screening standards and airline security measures. Among the topics they addressed were the use of image scanners and pat-downs at security chec…

Donald Berwick testified on implementation of the health care law and patient protection provisions for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. This was Mr. Berwick’s first appearance before lawma…

Witnesses testified on the rules for television negotiations and recent disputes over broadcast carriage. Fox’s parent company News Corporation pulled its channels from Cablevision systems i…

Officials testified about the value of “mini medical” insurance policies, which offer employees reduced insurance coverage such as strict caps on the amount of coverage or high deductibles. …

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on the Transportation Security Administration. In his testimony, John Pistole defended the TSA’s aggressiv…

Transportation officials testified on national rail infrastructure and the needs of public and private users of the system.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testified about his decision to expand Agent Orange disability benefits to veterans. He emphasized the research linking Vietnam veterans' exposure to…

Telecommunications leaders from Facebook, Apple, Google, and AT&T, and academics spoke about industry practices in regard to online data collection and usage, and consumer rights.

Witnesses talked about the future of human space flight in relation to President Obama’s recent announcement of a new direction for NASA. Among the issues they addressed were the plan’s impa…

Witnesses testified about port and maritime security as well as efforts to prevent terrorist attacks at the nation’s vital ports. They also spoke about efforts to update port security legisl…

Officials from the Federal Communications and Federal Trade Commissions testified on their agencies' efforts to protect consumers' online privacy.

Health care administrators talked about implementing the new health care law. Among the topics they addressed were administrative procedures, the law’s impact on Medicare and Medicaid, and l…

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin announced the temporary appointment of Carte Goodwin to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Robert Byrd. Following the announcement an…

On the day that Senator Byrd (D-WV), the longest serving senator in U.S. history, died, his fellow senators took to the floor to pay tribute to Senator Byrd’s life and career. Senator Reid p…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of John Pistole to be assistant secretary of Homeland Security and Administrator, Tran…

The Senate continued work on extension of tax breaks and unemployment benefits. Lawmakers also failed to move forward on Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) measure that would have limited EPA a…

Witnesses testified about children’s online privacy and the adequacy of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the midst of new technologies and media. COPPA was over 10 yea…

Witnesses testified about the response efforts to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill forllowing a catastrophic explosion on the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon. Heads of the Coast Guard and National Oc…