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A hearing was held on the impact of the recession on states and local communities, as well as the need for an economic recovery bill. An economics professor, the head of a local food bank, a…

Governors testified about the impact the recession is having on state budgets and their constituents at a hearing on the impact of the recession on states and local communities, as well as t…

A hearing was held on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations for international assistance programs and U.S. contributions to international financial institutions. Members asked how the U.S. can…

Various artists and others testified about funding for the arts and the importance of the arts in all areas of life. The mayor of Honolulu talked about the role arts can play in economic dev…

Supreme Court justices testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Supreme Court. Topics included the improved Supreme Court website, the Court building project, and increas…

Secretary Condoleezza Rice testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for foreign operations. Topics included foreign aid, foreign services personnel, increasing energy prices, Rus…

Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte testified about the fiscal year 2008 emergency supplemental budget request for Iraq and Afghanistan.

Air Force officials testified about the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded the previous week to a partnership between Northrop Grumman and the European parent of Airbus instead of…

In a hearing titled, “Assessing an Effective Diplomatic and Development Program in Iraq: An Examination of the 'Diplomatic Surge',” witnesses testified about allegations of Iraqi government …

In an oversight hearing the witnesses testified about the progress of the construction of the new U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.

The State Department Global AIDS Initiative coordinator, Mark Dybul, testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs. Topics incl…

House and Senate conferees met to negotiate compromise language on a supplemental spending bill for military operations in Iraq. They agreed on language that provided funding, but set a goal…

Mr. Martin testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Federal Communications Commission. Among the issues addressed were transition to digital media, consumer access to new…

Witnesses testify about proposed appropriations for the Federal Railroad Administration National Railroad Passenger Corporation and Amtrak. Topics included the need for mass transportation, …

Defense Department officials testified about fiscal year 2008 department budget requests, military operations and readiness, personnel issues, and future planning priorities. They also talke…

Witnesses testified on the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for public broadcasting. Topics included political bias in programming, educational programming, diversity in programming, and oth…

A hearing was held on the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the State Department. Secretary Rice testified about foreign operations budget requests, State Department operations in various…

Secretary Spellings testified about budget requests for the fiscal year 2008 Department of Education spending. She talked about a variety of programs, improving education standards, federal …

The House Appropriations Committee marked up the fiscal year 2007 supplemental appropriations for Iraq. Several members presented proposed amendments and revisions to the emergency spending …

Health officials testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Centers for Disease Control and for emergency response to protect the public from acts of bioterrorism, pandemic…