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The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

Secretary Chertoff testified about Department of Homeland Security efforts to coordinate and align programs, personnel, and resources to secure the nation fs borders. In his remarks he outli…

A hearing was held to examine the universal service programs designed to provide a baseline level of affordable voice telecommunications service to everyone in the United States in light of …

The House passed extended unemployment benefits that allow an extra three months of benefits, with those in high unemployment states getting up to a year of benefits. Also, members began wor…

A hearing was held to examine H.R. 6193, the Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008, with testimony about the development of the White House’s new Controlled Unclassified Informati…

Federal regulators, broadcasters, and media experts testified about preparations for the transition to digital-only television broadcasting on February 17, 2009. The hearing focused on wheth…

Members of a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel and Iraq talked about their trip. Speaker Pelosi reacted to the news about Senator Edward Kennedy’s cancer diagnosis and responded …

Witnesses testified about the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353) and efforts craft new regulations for high-speed broadband networks. Some of the focus of the hearing was on allegat…

New member of Congress, Bill Foster of the 14th District of Illinois, was sworn in at 4:38 p.m.

Secretary Chertoff testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Topics included the department’s responsibilities for protecting the U.S. fro…