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The House of Representatives convened for the business of the day, one minute speeches, and special order speeches. The House disapproved of Senate amendments to bill H.R. 3630 to provide in…

Inspectors general testified about oversight efforts of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also talked about proposals to create a new office to provide oversight in Iraq, Afghanistan …

Witnesses testified on the Transportation Department’s new regulation restricting drive times for commercial truck drivers.

Interior Department officials testified on the future of U.S. oil and natural gas development on federal lands and waters. He focused on the Obama administration’s proposed five year plan fo…

The Republican Study Committee, group of conservative House members, talked about their Jobs Though Growth Act. The bill outlined proposed changes to the tax code and federal regulations tha…

Members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan testified on the findings in their final report which noted that between $30 and $60 billion had been lost due to was…

A group of Republican House members and senators spoke to reporters about their support for the “Cut, Cap, and Balance” bill, urging the Senate to approve the plan. It would allow a debt cei…

Whistleblowers and family members of a border patrol agent killed in 2010 appeared at a hearing on a government sting operation aimed at gun smugglers known as “Operation Fast and Furious.” …

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the recovery efforts from BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Oil, the Obama administration’s response. Governor Haley…

Tea Party activists held a rally outside the Capitol, demanding that Congress be more aggressive in cutting spending.

Witnesses testified about transitioning responsibility for U.S. operations in Iraq from the Defense Department to the State Department as part of the final withdrawal of U.S. troops. Witness…

The House continued consideration of fiscal year 2011 spending.

Complete consideration of H. Res. 72--Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Govern…