Sectarian Violence in Iraq, Day 1
The House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on the topic, “What Will it Take to Achieve National Reconciliation?” Mr. Satterfield…
163 viewsThe House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on the topic, “What Will it Take to Achieve National Reconciliation?” Mr. Satterfield…
163 viewsWitnesses testified about management of sensitive military property and equipment which had been sold rather than destroyed. Among the issues they addressed were the undercover investigation…
441 viewsThe Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations held an oversight hearing to examine the accuracy and reliability of cost projections f…
183 viewsA hearing on evolving a national strategy for victory in Iraq focused on a recent Government Accountability Office report critical of several aspects of the Bush administration’s Iraq policy…
146 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony about sexual assault and violence against women in the military and at the military academies. Witnesses in the first panel talked about sexual assault, …
1,122 viewsThe House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set for…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,388 viewsThe House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability held a hearing on prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse and lessons learned in the aftermath of…
151 viewsThe House Government Reform Committee reviewed persistent problems with military pay. Witnesses testified about administrative and processing problems which had resulted in debt collection a…
685 viewsRepresentative Todd Platts (R-Pennsylvania) talked about U.S. policy toward Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Platts was on a congressional delegation’s 5-day trip led by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (…
49 viewsA hearing titled, “Restoring the Public Trust: A Review of the Federal Pension Forfeiture Act,” was held on denying federal officials convicted of felony crimes access to retirement plans an…
546 viewsA U.S. Congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. Led by Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the group also included Massachusetts Democrat Steve …
319 viewsA U.S. Congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. Led by Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the group also included Massachusetts Democrat Steve …
357 viewsA U.S. congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. Led by Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, the group also included Reps. Lynch, Platts and Gerlach. Mr. Lehtinen, Rep…
898 viewsA U.S. congressional delegation visited the Middle East on an information-gathering trip. They arrived in Kuwait on January 20 and spent the day at meetings and on visits to different milita…
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