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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

James Greenwood, Biotechnology Innovation Organization president and CEO, talked about drug-pricing legislation that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says would be debated soon. Drug-pricing legis…

This portion of the the third annual Pandemic and Biosecurity Forum included a series of panel discussions focused on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Speakers include…

James Greenwood from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) talked about the price of prescription drugs in the US.

Witnesses, including members of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, testified at a hearing on how to prepare and respond to biological threats. The hearing came following the release …

Panelists talked about biological and chemical threat preparedness, response, and recovery. They spoke about the responsibilities of government agencies, challenges posed by new technologies…

Panelists talked about biological and chemical threat preparedness, response, and recovery. They spoke about the requirements for medical countermeasures, including the rapid development and…

Irwin Redlener talked about biological and chemical threat preparedness, response, and recovery. He said the U.S. was not ready for a disaster, either natural or man-made, and that cities an…

Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) held a roundtable discussion as part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s 21st Century Cures initiative. Panelists discussed the challenges facing the…

Agriculture and conservation interest group representatives testified on the fiscal year 2012 House farm bill. Among the topics they addressed were policies on biofuels, and water and soil c…

The House of Representatives debated the use of military force with Iraq. Note: there is recording problems due to solar flares at around 16:50 hours.

The guests debated the topic of food from cloned animals. The previous month the Food and Drug Administration gave preliminary approval for selling meat and milk from cloned animals and thei…

House Commerce Committee members heard testimony from executives of the five largest tobacco companies in the U.S on the proposed settlement between States Attorneys General and the five tob…

Committee members met to hear testimony from major tobacco executives on the tobacco industry perspective on the proposed settlement between states attorneys general and five tobacco compani…

Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Prentice discussed H.R. 810, sponsored by Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) that would provide grants for embryonic stem cell research (ESC). The bill w…

Network and cable executives testified about election night news coverage, inaccuracies in exit polling information, and the potential impacts of the reporting on election results. In often …

Witnesses testified about potential health hazards and possible benefits of providing dietary supplements to children. Among the topics they addressed were the proper use of supplements, mar…

Witnesses testified about security at energy department nuclear weapons plants. Among the issues they addressed were storage and transportation of nuclear materials, maintaining security at …

Witnesses testified about the use of software and programs designed to track Internet use after downloading computer applications over the Internet. Among the issues they addressed were priv…