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From the PBS Hawaii studio in Honolulu, AARP presented a debate between the democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Senator Daniel Akaka debated U.S. Congressman Ed Case.

John Tayman was interviewed about his book The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, published by Scribner. He described the leper colony on the remote island of Molokai…

During a portion of the session the House debated and passed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years on a vote of 390 to 33.

The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the futures market and gasoline prices. Witnesses testified about underlying factors driving the price of oil, speculation by investors in t…

Mr. Holz-Eakin testified about the potential impact of relief and recovery efforts in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the federal budget forecasts. Among the topics addressed were…

As committee members marked up the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution bill, amendments to the legislation were submitted and debated one at a time.

Committee staff members made a presentation about data in the budget resolution, and committee members questioned them. The committee continued its mark up of the FY 2006 budget resolution.

Committee members marked up the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution bill and debated spending priorities for next year. Committee members made opening remarks.

House Budget Committee members continued to submit amendments that were debated one at a time as they marked up the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution legislation.

Witnesses testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the importation of beef and cattle from Canada, past discoveries of “mad cow” disease in Canadian herds, the current and future …

Chairman Greenspan testified about the state of the U.S. economy, proposed economic reforms, the fiscal future of Social Security, and tax policy. In his remarks he emphasized the need to ad…