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Former Virginia Representative Tom Davis and Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified on the recent Government Accounting Office (GAO) report that pinpointed 34 areas, including Defense Dep…

In a contentious hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League baseball players, Brian McNamee testified that he had injected Roger Clemens and others with human growth h…

Financial market esperts testified about federal regulation of financial markets, operation of hedge funds, and the recent global financial crisis. The hearing focused on several issues incl…

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Former Treasury Secretary John Snow, and SEC Chairman Chris Cox testified about the state of the economy, recent turmoil in the U.S. and globa…

Financial and credit industry executives testified about credit industry operations, regulatory procedures, and financial mismanagement that influenced credit market turmoil and led to globa…

Financial and credit industry executives testified about credit industry operations, regulatory procedures, and financial mismanagement that influenced credit market turmoil and led to globa…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held the second in a series of oversight hearings on the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the market breakdown on Wa…

U.S. House of Representatives

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.

Witnesses testified about the high formaldehyde levels in the travel trailers and manufactured homes provided to Gulf Coast hurricane victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Form…

Cabinet officials testified at a hearing about the ability of hospitals and medical facilities to respond to large-scale disasters. Among the issues they addressed were emergency operations …

A hearing was held on the problem of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and whether the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is showing adequate leadership to combat this publi…

The committee held a second oversight hearing on executive compensation practices. Experts and government officials in the first panel testified about the current mortgage crisis including u…

The hearing was held to investigate the level of compliance from the White House with the Presidential Records Act, specifically in the preservation of email. In September 2002, the Bush Adm…

A hearing was held on the Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Maj…

A hearing was held on the Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Maj…

Director Gerberding testified about the cause and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that can cause serious infection and death. It survives most antib…