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General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified about the status of military operations in Iraq and political developments over the past several months during a “surge” in troop levels des…

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Defense Department, the future years' defense program, and the 2009 request for operations in …

General Keane and Mr. Korb testified about planning for the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the political and security situation in Iraq, regional…

Secretary Gates, General Pace, and Ms. Jonas testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Defense Department. The talked about readiness, operations, and weapons programs, as…

Witnesses testified about the use of military equipment and personnel protection gear by forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this third hearing on the topic by the subcommittee, the …

A bipartisan group of House members spoke to reporters about a proposed resolution scheduled for debate the next day on support for U.S. policy in Iraq as a major part of global efforts to c…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 defense authorization request. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter…

Congressman Meehan, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and other House Representatives spoke to reporters about defense authorization and the war in Iraq. They discussed a trans…

Congressional leaders spoke to reporters about a resolution calling on the Bush administration to plan for withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq and establish guidelines for the compl…

The House plans to finish work on HR 2601, Foreign Relations authorization bill; possibly work on HR 3070, NASA authorization bill; take the postponed vote on a suspension bill debated Monda…

The House takes up the Foreign Relations Authorization bill.

Witnesses testified about the training of Iraqi security forces, security threats to forces and reconstruction efforts, and assessments on the strength of the Iraqi insurgency.

Representatives spoke to reporters about introducing legislation for a possible phase-out of military personnel stationed in Iraq. Following their remarks they answered questions from report…