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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…

Witnesses testified about proposed legislation to lift the ban on travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba. Among the issues addressed were the potential impact on Cuba’s government and Cuba’s human …

Representative Burt Stupak (D-MI) and others talked about the passage of the Stupak amendment to apply federal prohibition on abortion funding to health care reform bill. The amendment passe…

The House debated and passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation.

House Republicans joined thousands of “tea party” protesters in a gathering on the West Front of the Capitol days before the House was expected to vote on the bill. Speakers criticized House…

The House approved a bill extending unemployment benefits and expanding the first-time home buyers tax credit. Members also began work on legislation broadening the Department of Homeland’s …

The House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…

Representatives Chris Smith, Tom Price, and Michele Bachmann delivered remarks on health care reform. Following their remarks they responded to questions from audience members. Senate Minori…

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…

At aproximately 6:30 p.m. Representative Issa insisted that the clerk read a lengthy motion to recommit aloud.

The House passed a $46 billion bill for Treasury Department spending for fiscal year 2010. The legislation includes a two percent pay raise for all federal workers and economic stimulus spen…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on the political situation in Honduras following the expulsion of the president by a military coup. Witnesses …

The House worked on spending bills for fiscal year 2010.

Witnesses testified about the Tienanmen Square crackdown in 1989. They talked about the events leading up to the crackdown, the actual crackdown, and the trends of human rights and political…

Former student protesters who took part in demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and others delivered remarks at a commemorative ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Democr…