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Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government’s gun smuggling sting “Fast and Furious” operation." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation…

Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 2055 - Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 1540 - H.R. 10 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 (Structured Rule) The rule…

Florida Representative Sandy Adams gave the weekly Republican address. She talked about the history of the holiday and thank U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The House passed a bill that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns across state lines.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified at an oversight hearing that focused on her department’s immigration enforcement record.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition held a hearing examining the proposed merger between pharmacy benefit management companies Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions. Among…

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, held a hearing on the plight of Coptic Christians in Egypt and the political future of the…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke about human space flight one week before the scheduled launch of the final Space Shuttle mission. In his remarks he vowed that the U.S. would not…

Witnesses testified on the proposed merger between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Euronext and Deutsche Boerse companies. Lawrence Leibowitz said the merger would lead to more job…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Topics included the killing of Osama bin Laden, the threat from al-Qaeda, DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), and the extensions of key…

House Republican women spoke about the impasse between Republicans and Democrats on a budget to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2011. They denied that negotiations were stalled…

Witnesses testified about the TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program known as SPOT. The program utilizes behavior detection officers to spot unique facial expressions and body…

Charles Bolden testified about the Obama administrations fiscal year 2012 budget request for NASA. The request was for $18.7 billion, with $4.3 billion for the Space Shuttle and…

The House began consideration of H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

Witnesses testified about a proposal which would require Internet providers to retain information on all Internet users in an effort to stop child pornography and other crimes. Deputy Assistant…

Witnesses testified about the relationship between medical malpractice liability and health care costs. They focused on medical malpractice reform at the federal level, tort reform,…