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Witnesses spoke about the present and future fiscal condition of the United States, with a particular focus on the current and long-term imbalance between federal spending commitments and pr…

The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terro…

Witnesses testified about law enforcement operations and programs as well as the effectiveness of efforts to stop travel by terrorists since the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terr…

Senators Lieberman and Collins spoke to reporters and answered questions on the latest developments in the health care reform debate.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins spoke to the press after a closed briefing by the Department of Defense on the security imp…

General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…

The Senate temporarily set aside debate on health care to consider a bill setting federal spending for the remainder of the budget year.

Obama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Among the i…

Senate proceeded with debate on amendments to health care legislation. Two amendments considered included a proposal from Senator Lincoln on limiting executive compensation for health insura…

Witnesses testified on the investigation of the on the November 5, 2009, attack that resulted in 13 deaths at Fort Hood, Texas. They talked about shooting suspect Army Major Nidal Hasan and …

The Senate began debate on comprehensive health care reform legislation.

Witnesses testified about production and distribution of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to high-priority populations. They defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines against criticism that …

Cabinet Secretaries Sebelius, Napolitano, and Duncan testified on efforts to monitor national response to the H1N1 flu virus. Since September 2009, more than 300 U.S. citizens have died from…

Witnesses testified on current terrorist threats to the United States, including the radicalization of individuals within the United States, and efforts to address those threats. Topics incl…

Witnesses testified about preventing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) attacks. The hearing focused on the Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act, S. 1649, which was in…

Witnesses testified on on President Obama’s decision to withdraw plans for a missile defense in Eastern Europe. Among the issues they addressed were strategic and technological factors in th…

Admiral Michael G. Mullen testified about his nomination to be reappointed to the grade of admiral and reappointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In his testimony he said that whi…