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On the fourth and final day of the convention themed a “president with a purpose,” participants expressed their support for Governor Bush and talked about several issues, including Social Se…

Former Representative Henry Bonilla (R-TX), a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform, talked about his group’s recommendations to break political gridlock in…

Panelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…

Panelists talked about reforming the election system. The discussion included issues raised by the national bipartisan poll on American attitudes toward elections and election reform release…

The secretaries of state of Ohio, Jon Husted (R), and Minnesota, Mark Ritchie (D) talked about ending partisanship in politics and government with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s John Fortier…

Members of the Commission on Political Reform discussed the causes and consequences of extreme polarization of the American political process. The event opened with a video presentation high…

On the third day of the convention themed “prosperity with a purpose,” participants talked about maintaining a strong economy. Among the issues they discussed were tax relief, welfare reform…

House and Senate conferees meet to propose and vote on various amendments to the proposed fiscal year 2006 emergency war and hurricane relief supplemental appropriations bill.

Representative Bonilla talked about President’s Bush address the previous night on immigration reform. He was a first generation Mexican-American whose southwest Texas district runs along th…

Acting Commissioner Von Eschenbach and others testified about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Food and Drug Administration. Topics included the rapid development of safer, more …

A hearing was held on preparedness and response by the State of Louisiana to Hurricane Katrina. Two panels testified about emergency responses to Hurricane Katrina, the status of recovery ef…

The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina held a hearing, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Mis…

The House approved the conference report to H.R. 2744, a $100 billion agriculture appropriation for fiscal year 2006. Among the items agreed to in the conferenced version of the bill was a h…

Secretary Chertoff testified about funding for FEMA and the agency’s ability to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said that inadequate funding had hampered federal responses…

The House passed a bill that bars obesity lawsuits against restaurants and manufacturers in both federal and state courts.