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Craig Fugate spoke to reporters following his testimony at a Senate committee hearing on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Secretary Shaun Dovovan and Craig Fugate testified on damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. They focused on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) efforts in sup…

Senators affected by Hurricane Sandy testified about damage and recovery efforts in their states. They focused on the challenges their constituents faced in the aftermath of the storm and th…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on defense spending in light of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect in January …

U.S. National Guard and Reserve leadership testified on the impact of proposed military cutbacks.

Robert Mueller testified on the FBI fiscal year 2013 budget request. He warned against additional budget cuts that could be imposed through the sequestration process, and said the FBI budget…

Attorney General Holder testified on his department’s fiscal year 2013 budget.

Officials testified about U.S. energy production and the president’s 2013 budget for the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the Bureau of Safety and Environmen…

Secretary Shaun Donovan testified on the Housing and Urban Development Department’s fiscal year 2013 budget. In his testimony he said the Federal Housing Administration would be able to meet…

Leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met in a conference committee to combine multiple appropriations bills into a single package.

The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee held hearing on proposed fiscal 2012 appropriations for department…

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman testified on his agency’s 2012 budget.

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. relations with Pakistan, the military capa…

Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey testified about the U.S. Army’s budget request and spending programs for fiscal year 2012.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on his department’s budget request for 2012 and the president’s plan to increase the Energy Department’s budget to $29.5 billion, up 12 percent from the…

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Robert Papp testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on his agency’s $10.34 billion budget request for fiscal year 2012.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testified about his agency’s budget request for fiscal year 2012. The request was for $18.7 billion, with $4.3 billion for the Space Shuttle and Internation…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing on lessons the U.S. can take from the nuclear plant crisis in Japan. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair…

Secretary Geithner testified on the Treasury Department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request. In his testimony he said there would be “catastrophic” consequences if Congress did not raise the d…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing on lessons the U.S. can take from the nuclear plant crisis in Japan.