House Session
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle933 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle933 viewsThe witnesses testified about a report from the Government Accountability Office on testing the effectiveness of airport security checkpoints and locating vulnerabilities. Undercover mission…
265 viewsInspector General Krongard testified about accusations of insufficient oversight and interference with State Department investigations for political reasons. In a contentious hearing, the in…
465 viewsDirector 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…
560 viewsMembers offered amendments and debated various changes to the Foreign Intelligence Security Act. They spoke about proposals to limit the president’s ability to conduct warrantless wiretaps, …
158 viewsWitnesses testified about Iraqi government operations, charges of widespread corruption in security and interior departments, the pace of political reform in Iraq, evaluating future performa…
312 viewsMr. Prince and a panel of government officials testified about the mission and performance of Blackwater USA and its affiliated companies in Iraq and Afghanistan and whether the reliance of …
1,527 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle73 viewsRepresentative Darrell Issa talked about Congress’s questions about Blackwater. The Oversight and Reform Committee hearing would hold later in the day to investigate Blackwater’s protection …
205 viewsWitnesses testified about the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA) and extending legislation permitting wider use of warrantless wiretaps in conducting domestic surveillance. Among the t…
315 viewsThe House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine whether senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by friendly…
1,773 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on construction delays and problems plaguing the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad, focusing on the performance,…
362 viewsWitnesses testified about findings in the latest National Intelligence Estimate on the threat posed by various al-Qaida groups. Among the issues addressed were the degree of cooperation and …
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