Protecting Americans Working in Iraq
Witnesses testified about the enforcement of federal criminal law to protect Americans working for U.S. contractors in Iraq. Rep. Ted Poe testified as the founder of the Victims' Rights …
266 viewsWitnesses testified about the enforcement of federal criminal law to protect Americans working for U.S. contractors in Iraq. Rep. Ted Poe testified as the founder of the Victims' Rights …
266 viewsRepresentative Tammy Baldwin was interviewed by remote video about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that offers protection to gays and lesbians in the workplace. The bill passed…
187 viewsThe House worked on an employment nondiscrimination bill and a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,311 viewsWitnesses testified about the “Jena Six” case in which six black teenagers were charged with the beating of a white student soon after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus. T…
3,344 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans' Privacy …
256 viewsMs. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at…
510 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that ended prohibitions on interracial marr…
View in Congressional Chronicle385 viewsWitnesses testified about consumer product safety regulations, current product review practices employed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the effectiveness of the review proces…
130 viewsUtility company executives testified about energy production and global climate change. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of federal regulation on energy markets and consumers,…
252 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. They talked about fraudulent access to phone records through “pretexting,” privacy concern…
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