FBI Use of National Security Letters
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an independent report of the inspector general on the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witnesses testi…
517 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an independent report of the inspector general on the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witnesses testi…
517 viewsAll five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission testified about the protection of investors and market oversight. Topics included sub-prime mortgages, the effects of the Sarbanes-…
229 viewsThe House passed a bill that ends some tax breaks for oil and gas companies and dedicates revenue to renewable energy research. The measure was the sixth of the Democratic leadership’s prior…
View in Congressional Chronicle945 viewsWitnesses testified about NASA counsel Michael Wholley’s destroying video records of an April 10, 2007 meeting of the staff of the NASA Inspector General. The meeting was held by the NASA ad…
549 viewsThe House continued work for a second day on fiscal year 2008 Homeland Security spending. Members debated the disclosure of congressional earmarks.
View in Congressional Chronicle692 viewsWitnesses testified about unauthorized copying and distribution of information files via the Internet and on the use of technology to reduce illegal file sharing at universities. They talked…
456 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commerical and Administrative Law met to authorize the issuance of subpeonas to members ot the White House staff in relation to the investigation of the d…
151 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle683 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences and the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hel…
454 viewsWitnesses from the financial industry and consumer advocates testified about the Mortgage Lending Act, H.R. 3915, which sets a minimum standard for borrowers' ability to repay mortgage loans…
695 viewsMr. McNulty testified at a hearing on the continuing investigation into the controversy surrounding the firing of selected U.S. attorneys. In his testimony he addressed questions about his p…
197 viewsAttorney General Gonzales testified about the firing of several U.S. attorneys and Justice Department decision making procedures related to the dismissals, as well as other departmental prog…
318 viewsThe House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee held a hearing on “The Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy.” Former Deputy Attorney General James …
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