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Following an appearance on "Fox News Sunday", chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Representative Christopher Cox R-California, responded to questions from reporters about an i…

Former House speakers Thomas Foley (1989-94) and Newt Gingrich (1995-98) recommended that the U.S. House establish a permanent standing Committee on Homeland Security to oversee the new depa…

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman, Representative Christopher Cox R-California, spoke to students who had been awarded Homeland Security scholarships about the creation of the Homel…

Witnesses testified about funding requests for state and local emergency response teams in the event of a major disaster or terrorist attack. Among the topics they addressed were the variety…

Witnesses testified regarding homeland security threats posed by fraudulent and loosely controlled identification documents. Among the concerns discussed were the widespread reliance on non-…

Representatives and a member of the Iraqi Governing Council spoke to reporters about supplemental spending requests following a meeting on the subject at the White House. They also answered …

Secretary Abraham testified about an August 14 power blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada, investigations into the power outages, and potential steps to avoid such accidents in the futu…

Committee members presented opening statements about an August 14 power blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada. Among the topics they addressed were the causes of the power outages, the r…

Witnesses testified about the mission and operations of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. Among the topics they addressed were information sharing procedures, protecting civil liberti…

House Republicans talked about their legislative agenda and accomplishments, including tax cuts, defense appropriations, education bills, and changes to Medicare. Following prepared remarks,…

The committee heard testimony on the U.S. government’s readiness to deal with a bioterrorist attack. Officials with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control test…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including H.R. 1954, the Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act of 2003, which concerns U.S. citizens…