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Witnesses testified before the committee about regulation of the insurance industry and potential conflicts of interest for insurance brokers. They spoke about insurance brokerage practices …

Witnesses testified about the administration of the United Nations' oil-for-food program in Iraq prior to the launch of military operations against the Hussein regime. They talked about the …

Witnesses testified before the committee on “529” savings plans. These plans are “state sponsored investments that are designed to encourage families to save money for their children’s colle…

House and Senate members met in a conference committee to discuss competing versions of legislation to reform the intelligence community and improve information gathering and dissemination. …

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee members met for a second day to talk about and mark up proposed legislation to reform and reorganize the intelligence community following recommenda…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee met to discuss proposed legislation to reform and consolidate various intelligence agencies under a national director of intelligence. They also off…

Witnesses testified about proposed changes to the intelligence community structure following recommendations contained in the final report of the September 11 Commission. Among the topics th…

Family members testified before the committee about the September 11 Commission’s final report on the World trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Among the topics they addressed were emergency …

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Creation of a National Counterterrorism Center. The committee heard from September 11th Commission staff members on the recomm…

Commissioners Kean and Hamilton testified about their recent report on the intelligence failures surrounding and responses to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and its rec…

The subcommittee heard testimony on the safety of prescription drugs sold over the Internet and the dangers of rogue Internet sites selling controlled substances.

The committee continued its series of hearings relating to allegations on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and otherwise the manner in which the Department of Defense and specific…

At a hearing of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Rear Admiral (retired) David Stone testified about his qualifications to be the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary …

Witnesses testified regarding the safety and regulation of dietary supplements. Specifically, the committee examined the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory efforts under the auspices …

Witnesses testified regarding the restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service before a joint meeting of the House Government Reform Committee and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. Amon…

Secretary Tom Ridge testified about the president’s budget request for the Department of Homeland Security. Among the issues he addressed were funding levels for first responders and securit…

Members of the Senate Governmental Affairs subcommittee, met with recording and motion picture industry officials and file-sharing advocates who testified about the impact computer file shar…

Witnesses testified about the impact of shifting global economic forces on the federal government’s ability to negotiate, monitor and enforce trade agreements. Among the topics they addresse…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on “Agroterrorism: The Threat to America’s Breadbasket” to examine the vulnerability of America’s agriculture and food industry to te…

Witnesses testified in front of the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Management, about a report on the causes of a blackout that affected many in the Northeast and Can…