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Democratic members of the U.S. House spoke at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol building to speak about Democratic legislative accomplishments during the past year. Members of the public also…

Witnesses testified about the management of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NOAMS), NASA’s refusal to release results of a air safety survey of airline pilots, airport a…

Witnesses testified about industry responses to problems such as the safety of peanut butter and fresh and fresh-cut produce. Topics included the potential impact on public health of contami…

The House approved a measure to lift some stem cell restrictions, and a suspension bill. The stem cell bill was the third of the Democrats' six for '06 agenda for the first 100 hours of the …

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing to examine and identify mental health challenges within the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, including increasing nu…

For the third day, the House debated a non-binding Iraq War resolution saying that Congress would continue to support U.S. armed forces in Iraq, but it disapproves President George W. Bush’s…

Secretary Nicholson testified about health care and treatment of returning veterans and a task force report on the delivery of services and benefits to veterans and their families. He talked…

Democratic members of the freshman class of Congress spoke to reporters about ethics reform and various proposals aimed at creating meaningful ethics reform legislation. Following their rema…

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Representative Mitchell delivered the weekly Democratic radio address. Representative Mitchell, chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Veterans' Affairs Committe…

The committee met to hear testimony on the need for a Water Commission to make assessments about future U.S. water supply, review current water management programs, and develop comprehensive…

Witnesses testified about U.S. Army reports and media accounts of two incidents involving personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early years of military combat in the region. Football star…

The House passed a bill that ends some tax breaks for oil and gas companies and dedicates revenue to renewable energy research. The measure was the sixth of the Democratic leadership’s prior…

Secretary Nicholson and others testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Among the topics they addressed were the quality and availability …

Democratic leaders responded to President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. They expressed their disappointment in the president’s actions and pledged to push of an over…