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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on “Agroterrorism: The Threat to America’s Breadbasket” to examine the vulnerability of America’s agriculture and food industry to te…

The witnesses testified about the ways in which states are using the $147 billion derived from a 1998 settlement agreement with the four largest tobacco companies. Topics included smoking pr…

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) talked about Iraq reconstruction, including U.S. casualties and the process by which reconstruction contracts were awarded. He responded to audience t…

Witnesses testified regarding the regulations governing the insurance industry. The committee analyzed the current system, which relied on state law, and examined proposals for improving reg…

Former CIA officers spoke to Democratic senators about the leak of a CIA operative’s name to the press by Bush administration officials. They talked about the potential impact of the leak on…

Witnesses testified regarding plans for the restructuring of Amtrak and the creation of inner city passenger rail transportation systems. Senators were at odds over the amount of federal fun…