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Agriculture Department officials and livestock producers testified about the state of the U.S. livestock industry. They focused on the rising cost of feed prices for livestock farmers, free …

Witnesses testified about potential connections between “clusters” of cancer, birth defects and other diseases, and contaminants in the surrounding environment. At least 42 disease clusters …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

Witnesses testified about proposed bipartisan legislation funding transportation projects at current levels for the next two years. The bill included reforms that streamlined funding assista…

MF Global executives testified about the bankruptcy of their financial firm, as well as claims a senior employee with the company told one of its auditors that CEO Jon Corzine knew about the…

Customers affected by the financial firm MF Global’s bankruptcy testified at a Senate hearing. Roger Hupfer, a grain elevator operator from Freeland Michigan said regulators clearly failed t…

Witnesses testified about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program, which gives states and communities resources to clean up and reuse contaminated sites. Among the is…

Former International Space Station (ISS) Commander and Astronaut Frank Culbertson as well as officials from space organizations and foundations testified on the contributions of NASA’s space…

Members of Congress, federal and local officials, and experts testified on the condition of U.S. flood control systems.

Senators gave general speeches on the federal debt ceiling, which was reached that day. Members also spoke about spending and tax breaks for oil companies. No legislative business was conduc…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, economists, and others testified on the contributions of agriculture to the U.S. economy.

Members of Congress spoke about their reactions to the president’s annual State of the Union address.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …

Witnesses testified about the Environmental Protection Agency’s rules to limit a pair of toxic chemicals that had been found in public water supplies. The chemicals chromium-6 and perchlorat…

John Pistole testified at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) oversight hearing. In his testimony he announced an expansion of a pre-check program for airline passengers, which allo…

Witnesses testified about the bankruptcy of the financial firm MF Global.

Commissioners testified on the NRC’s 90 day report, which was released in July. It laid out numerous areas for improvement, based on the experience in Japan after the March 11 earthquake and…