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Governors testified about the impact the recession is having on state budgets and their constituents at a hearing on the impact of the recession on states and local communities, as well as t…

U.S. House of Representatives

Members of the House took to the floor during the day to remember the men and women who were killed in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

Female representatives talked about the economic hardships faced by women around the country.

The third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on military, security, and foreign policy issues. Senator Barack Obama was nominated by a…

The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

Secretary Chertoff testified about Department of Homeland Security efforts to coordinate and align programs, personnel, and resources to secure the nation fs borders. In his remarks he outli…

Members of a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel and Iraq talked about their trip. Speaker Pelosi reacted to the news about Senator Edward Kennedy’s cancer diagnosis and responded …

Senator Hillary Clinton held a campaign event in honor of Mother’s Day with her daughter Chelsea at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

A hearing was held on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations for international assistance programs and U.S. contributions to international financial institutions. Members asked how the U.S. can…

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and fiscal year 2009 appropriations legislation for the agency. Topics included the progress made in…

Secretary Condoleezza Rice testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for foreign operations. Topics included foreign aid, foreign services personnel, increasing energy prices, Rus…

Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte testified about the fiscal year 2008 emergency supplemental budget request for Iraq and Afghanistan.