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The Interior Department building was renamed in honor of former Interior Secretary Stewart Lee Udall. He served from 1961 to 1969 during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Speakers at …

Democratic California Congressman John Garamendi urged members to support his new bill H. 5213, which permanently prohibits offshore drilling off the coastline of California, Washington, and…

The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

The House approved a bill that expands public lands management training, legislation that allows agencies to enter into contracts with service groups through which volunteers perform conserv…

Representative Raul Grijalva talked about Arizona’s new immigration law, which he opposes, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A U.S. District Court judge the …

Mary Kendall testified about her report highlighting numerous ethics violations in the Mineral Management Service. Violations included accepting free meals, gifts, and tickets from oil compa…

Interior Department officials testified about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and outer continental shelf gas and oil strategy. In their remarks they reiterated BP’s commitment to honor all leg…

Representatives of the Mineral Management Service, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took questions from members. Among the topics addressed were w…

The House debated several bills and resolutions under suspension of the rules.

Witnesses testified about the future of the National Park System, conservation programs, and the mission of the National Park Service. Among the topics they addressed were visitation rates, …

Senator Al Franken gave a keynote address at the Netroots Nation annual conference. In his remarks he spoke about the Democratic legislative agenda and focused on the need to preserve networ…

Witnesses testified about the adequacy of the Minerals Management Service’s regulations for offshore oil and gas operations in light of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Additionally Kenneth …