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Daniel Inouye was the first Japanese American to serve in both the U.S. House and Senate. He served until his death on December 17, 2012. In this 2008 oral history, Mr. Inouye talked about h…

Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to…

Questioning of Oliver North continued, with many members of the committee making statements concerning patriotism, democracy, and the lessons of the Iran-Contra affair.

North reads his opening statement, which he had not been able to read on his first day of testimony because the statement had not been made available to the committee 48 hours in advance. No…

Oliver North was sworn in by Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI). Mr. North testified that he had authority and approval from his superiors for all his activities. He maintained that he assumed pre…

Senator Daniel Inouye, a Medal of Honor recipient who served with the famed all-volunteer, Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, was the keynote speaker at the dedication and grand…

Current and former congressional leaders paid tribute to former New Hampshire Senator Warren B. Rudman who died November 19, 2012, at the age of 82. Senator Rudman was best remembered as a k…

Senator Daniel Inouye reflected on his World War II military service with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-volunteer unit made up entirely of second-generation Japanese America…

Scenes were shown of Senator Daniel Inouye’s (D-HI) casket arriving at the U.S Capitol building prior to being left to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The service included invocati…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on defense spending in light of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect in January …

U.S. National Guard and Reserve leadership testified on the impact of proposed military cutbacks.

Matthew Shimura was interviewed on April 25, 2012, about his video, The Constitution and the Camps: Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment. The film was the grand prize winner in C…

The Senate resumed consideration of S.1813, the surface transportation bill

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. Thereafter, members resumed work on S 1813, the surface transportation bill.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S 2038, the STOCK Act, with senators continuing to come to the floor to offer their amendments.

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society honored the lives and careers of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Representative John Dingell (D-MI) with the annual Freedom Award, which recognizes indiv…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on pending nominations. Ms. Patricia M. Loui and The Honorable Larry W. Walther were nominated to be members of the boa…

The Senate convened for an end-of-the-year Saturday session to pass an extension to a cut of the Social Security payroll tax, and other business including extending disaster relief and fundi…