In a vote of 422-0, the House unanimously passed a $40 billion emergency spending bill for New York City, Washington, D.C., and national security amid the aftermath of the September 11 terro…
View in Congressional Chronicle485 viewsIn an excerpt, members debated a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.
209 viewsFlorida U.S. Representative Peter Goss testified about his nomination as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Among the topics he addressed were his experience with the CIA, his tenu…
123 viewsRepresentative Goss testified about his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency, his qualifications in the intelligence field, and the levels of partisanship demonstrate…
148 viewsAt a committee meeting of the House Intelligence Committee, the September 11 Commission chairmen testified about their final report on the terrorist attacks and intelligence failures surroun…
152 viewsPresident Bush announced his nomination of Rep. Porter Goss to become director of the CIA. He described Rep. Goss’s qualifications, and discussed how Rep. Goss will improve intelligence gath…
118 viewsWitnesses testified about intelligence failures surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., recommendations contained in the final report of the September 11 Commission…
380 viewsThe House Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the September 11 Commission report of Intelligence Gathering and Analysis. Witnesses testified about intelligence failures surrounding the …
148 viewsLawmakers testified before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States about the commission’s mandates and objectives, as well as intelligence oversight investigations …
326 viewsHouse Republican Leaders talked with reporters about the September 11 Commission final report. They also talked about fighting terror and preventing attacks, and about Afghanistan and Pakist…
94 viewsA House International Relations Subcommittee held a hearing on the crisis in Haiti. Witnesses testified about the insurgency in Haiti that forced President Aristide to resign and go into exi…
905 viewsThe House considered a bill on commercial space flight.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,644 viewsRepresentative Porter Goss, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, answered questions from reporters about the newly established independent commission to investigate intelligence…
60 viewsFormer House speakers Thomas Foley (1989-94) and Newt Gingrich (1995-98) recommended that the U.S. House establish a permanent standing Committee on Homeland Security to oversee the new depa…
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