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Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Panel One Joshua Gotbaum, director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Panel Two Barbara D. Bovbjerg, managing director, Education, Workforce, and I…

Senators met to vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy in the military and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)…

Democratic Senators gave a press conference on the tax extension bill that failed to pass int the Senate.

The Senate approved a food safety bill.

Witnesses testified about government information gathering of rape data on reported rapes and victimization surveys. They focused on problems in data gathering as well as the need to improve…

Senators made general speeches.

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the defense authorization bill, annual legislation to set Defense Department programs and policy for the upcoming budget. This measure would allow the …

College admissions and accrediting officials testified at a hearing on methods used by for-profit colleges to recruit students and coach them to apply for financial aid. They spoke about the…

Gregory Kutz testified at a hearing on methods used by for-profit colleges to recruit students and coach them to apply for financial aid. He spoke about the results of an undercover investig…

Witnesses testified on government agencies accused of working in the interest of the industries they regulate, a phenomenon known as “agency capture.” Among the issues they addressed were t…

Senator Al Franken spoke in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Robert Mueller testified at an oversight hearing on law enforcement operations and practices at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Among the topics he spoke about were reports of FBI…