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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald testified at a hearing on his department’s fiscal year 2015 budget shortfall. The secretary warned committee members of the…

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing to assess the fiscal state of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the growing wait times for veterans to receive health care. VA…

Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics, including the omnibus appropriations spending bill to fund the government through the end of fiscal year…

Representative Rick Nolan (D-MN) offered a motion to recommit on the Treasury Department spending bill. The motion would have amended the bill to increase the Consumer Product Safety…

Katy O’Donnell talked by video link from Capitol Hill about the details of the financial services spending bill that was being debated on the House floor that same week, including its…

Randy Leonard spoke by telephone about the energy and water spending bill being debated on the House floor.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey testified about the fiscal year 2015 defense budget request. They answered questions about the situations in Iraq…

Megan Scully was interviewed by video from Capitol Hill about fiscal year 2015 defense spending. House debate began that day on the 2015 defense spending bill. Ms. Scully reported on how…

The House began debate on the defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015.

Dan Leone talked about the status of House and Senate bills that would fund NASA for fiscal year 2015. The bills allocated $18 billion toward science research and space exploration. Topics…

Helena Bottemiller Evich talked by video from Capitol Hill about the range of topics covered by the fiscal year 2015 agriculture spending bill. She focused on the controversy which had…

Tamar Hallerman talked about the House spending bill for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and science agencies. She said medical marijuana, abortion, and gun control were expected…

Todd Harrison talked about features of the House version of the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). He explained what areas of spending the act covers and its…

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-OK) spoke to reporters about the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act…

Leo Shane talked about fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense programs and policy. Mr. Shane said he saw “quite a few fights” ahead on issues like military compensation, sexual assault…

The House Committee on Rules considered floor debate rules for the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization and fiscal year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies…

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee approved a $601 billion defense policy bill 61 to 0. The bill…

The House Armed Services Committee resumed marking up the fiscal year 2015 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments. This part is a continuation of program…