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The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina held a hearing, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Mis…

Secretary Chertoff testified about funding for FEMA and the agency’s ability to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said that inadequate funding had hampered federal responses…

Government officials testified about the initial activities of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to guard against waste, fraud, …

The U.S. House Committee Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on “Public Safety Communications from 9/11 to Katrina: Critical Public Policy Lessons.” Witnesses…

In the first afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and reco…

In the final afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and reco…

The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held a regional hearing on additions to the list of possible closures and realignments of defense bases. Elected officials and commun…

The House will consider the Medical Malpractice Bill. The House will also consider several conference reports including Energy bill, Highway Bill, Interior/Environoment Spending, and Legisla…

House and Senate conferees met to propose and vote on various amendments to proposed compromise energy legislation.

House and Senate members met to resolve differences in Energy legislation that was passed by both houses of Congress. The conferees marked up electricity, Indian enegy, coal leasing, and por…

Members of the House Energy and Commerce committee heard testimony on the state of the telecommunications industry, recent and proposed mergers by communications companies, federal regulatio…