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One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.Res. 497 - To provide for the placement of a statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the United States Capit…

The House and Senate Homeland Security Committees held a joint hearing to look at homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. military community. Daris Long was the father of the late …

Defense Department officials testified on homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. bases and the military community.

The House convened for a legislative session.

The House voted on H.J.Res. 2, the Balanced Budget Amendment.

Craig Fugate testified on reform efforts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since the passage of the 2006 Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. In his testimony he sai…

A vote on a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded failed by a vote of 195 to 230.

Witnesses testified on the challenges and progress made with U.S. homeland security since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Congressional Black Caucus held a town hall meeting in Atlanta focusing on job creation efforts and improving the economy. Among the topics they addressed were public and private coopera…

Former and current law enforcement officials from New York and California testified about the radicalization of the American Muslims in prison populations. The spoke about cases in which rad…

The House passed the fiscal year 2012 military construction and Veterans' Affairs spending bill.

Witnesses testified about the U.S. Transportation Department and its effectiveness in keeping unsafe bus drivers off U.S. roads and highways. They focused on lessons learned from recent acci…

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…

Local transit officials from New York City, Chicago, and the San Francisco Bay area, as well as Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate and Transportation Security Administ…