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The House Oversight Government Operations Subcommittee held a hearing on oversight of foundations and restrictions to their political activities, with a focus on the New York-based Clinton F…

In Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, Representative Rod Blum (R) and Democratic opponent, State Representative Abby Finkenauer, met each other for a second debate. Iowa’s 1st district voted…

Candidates for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat, incumbent Representative Rod Blum (R) and state representative Abby Finkenauer (D), took part in a debate. Topics included health care,…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on allegations of TSA employee misconduct. The c…

President Trump participated in a roundtable on worker training efforts at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa. It was part of the president’s trip to Iowa and Illinois to discu…

The House considered two bills. One relates to federal grants for states and local communities to deal with gang violence. The second concerns Army Corps of Engineers water projects for fisc…

Representatives Rod Blum (R-IA) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) took part in a forum on the need for all states to have an independent, non-partisan redistricting process. A constitutional an…

The House passed H.R. 4607, which requires bank regulators to review and identify outdated regulations every seven years. Lawmakers also passed several bills under suspension of the rules in…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were given by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), the…

The House approved the House-Senate negotiated compromise on the fiscal year 2018 defense programs and policy bill. Lawmakers also passed a reauthorization of the national flood insurance pr…

Government oversight and non-governmental organization officials testified at a hearing on efforts to modernize operations of the Census Bureau before the 2020 Census. Their testimony follow…

The House considered a bill that allows more logging on federal lands as a way to reduce wildfires.

The House continued work on a bill to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees. Members also debated a $36.5 billion bill for hurricane relief efforts and wildfire recovery…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother o…

Justice Department and Office of Special Counsel officials as well as legal experts testified at a hearing on whistleblower protections. Witnesses discussed the benefits and shortcomings of …

The House convened for one-minute speeches and then passed six bills debated under suspension of the rules. Members then debated H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which would allow Con…

KCRG-TV9 and the Cedar Rapids Gazette hosted a debate between candidates running for Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District Representative, incumbent Representative Rod Blum (R) and challenger Monic…

The House began work on the Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes $5 billion for Army Corps of Engineers water projects. Members also passed a bill that exempts from the Affordab…

The House convened for one-minute speeches, debated the rule for a bill dealing with cash payments to Iran, and then considered of a bill related to tax deferrals for employee stockholders a…

FBI Director James Comey testified at a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers, as well as the decision to not recommend criminal charges agai…