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Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on the Energy Department’s decision to back over half a billion dollars in loan guarantees to solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, which later went into b…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on the Energy Department’s decision to back over half a million dollars in loan guarantees to solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, which later went into b…

Witnesses testified on the cancellation of Community Living Assistance Service and Supports (CLASS) program. CLASS, which was part of the 2010 health care law, was slated to be a voluntary, …

Treasury Department officials testified at a hearing on the investigation of loans to the failed solar panel company Solyndra. Gary Burner in his testimony said he had never encountered a lo…

The House considered several free trade bills.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson testified on her agency’s decision-making process and regulatory activity to comport with President Obama’s regulatory review an…

A House oversight subcommittee held a hearing on an Energy Department loan to a Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing company that recently filed for bankruptcy. The $535 million dollar loan…

A House oversight subcommittee held a hearing on an Energy Department loan to a Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing company that recently filed for bankruptcy. The $535 million dollar loan…

Cass Sunstein continued testimony about the costs of federal regulation, the effectiveness of regulatory programs, and the impact of regulation on job creation. In his remarks he said that a…

Regulatory agency officials testified about a non-binding request by the White House to reduce and streamline federal regulations. Each disputed the accusation by Chair Stearns that they hav…

Witnesses testified about the costs of federal regulation, the effectiveness of regulatory programs, and the impact of regulation on job creation.

The House considered legislation on small business, graduate medical education funding, and defense programs. The medical education bill was intended to defund portions of the Affordable Car…

Officials and others testified at a hearing on lessons that could be taken from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis in Japan. They said the situation at Japan’s damaged nuclear power …

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on his department’s 2012 budget request. Much of the hearing focused on several nuclear accidents at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power station in the afte…

The House passed an extension through the end of fiscal year 2011 highway and mass transit spending programs. Members also began debate on the small business paperwork bill, which would repe…

The House debated the rule for H.R. 38, a resolution that calls for a cut in non-security related spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or lower.