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Witnesses testified about three bills designed to accelerate the FDA approval process for both food and drugs. Key points in the proposals included allowing firms seeking approval to hire ou…

Committee members heard from FDA officials concerning three bills designed to accelerate the FDA approval process for both food and drugs. Key points in the proposals included allowing firms…

Committee members heard testimony from Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary and other Department of Energy officials concerning Department of Energy trade missions to India, China, South Africa an…

A House Oversight Subcommittee heard testimony from business representatives concerning the benefits of Secretary Hazel O’Leary’s travel expenditures to promote U.S. energy industries. Each …

Committee members heard testimony from business representatives concerning the benefits of Secretary O’Leary’s travel expenditures to promote U.S. energy industries. Each of the witnesses re…

The House Commerce Subcommittee on Health, heard testimony on quality standards for managed health care. Patients, providers, physicians, and industry professionals testified about “gag rule…

House Commerce Subcommittee members heard testimony on quality standards for managed health care. Patients, providers, physicians, and industry professionals testified about “gag rules” whic…

Committee members heard further testimony in the third hearing concerning travels by Secretary O’Leary and her staff. Mr. Layton testified about the implementation of his proposals to contro…

Committee members heard testimony from GAO officials concerning a new report on the costs of Energy Secretary Hazel Reid O’Leary’s trips to South Africa and India. This is the second hearing…

A conference committee made up of members of the House and Senate Commerce Committees and the House Judiciary Committee worked out differences in the Telecommunications Deregulation Act

Conferees from the House and Senate commerce committees debated the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1995. Both bills were designed t…

The House Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations questioned Secretary O’Leary about the use of a consulting firm to monitor media coverage and rate stories on their favorabil…

Conferees from the House and Senate commerce committees debated the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1995. Both bills are designed to…

House Commerce Committee markup session on the federal budget and Medicare reform.

Members of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee heard testimony on reorganizing the U.S. Department of Energy. Witnesses included Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary.

Committee members heard testimony from Representative Todd Tiahrt, Republican from Kansas, on reorganizing the Energy Department.

Subcommittee members heard testimony on financial services regulation that would allow banks and securities companies to enter each other’s business.

Committee members heard testimony concerning legislation that would change telecommunications regulations. Executives from several television companies testified about the ramifications of t…

Committee members heard testimony concerning legislation that would change telecommunications regulations. Executives from several television companies testified about the ramifications of t…

Committee members heard testimony concerning legislation that would change telecommunications regulations. Executives from several television companies testified about the ramificatons of th…