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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…

Representative John Shadegg talked about his career in the House of Representative. He was interviewed prior to his retirement in January 2011 after having served eight terms in the House.

Past and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and oversig…

Representative John Shadegg talked about federal response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the future of offshore drilling, and U.S. energy policy. He also responded to telephone calls and e…

Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…

Witnesses testified about the science behind global climate change theories and controversies about the foundation for predictions of global warming. They refer to the controversy as “Climat…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.

The House agreed to H. Res. 1031, impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Representative John Shadegg talked about health care reform, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He does not thinks one massive health care bill is the right w…

The subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing titled, “An Examination of the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal.” The hearing explored the po…

Following President President Obama’s first State of the Union address, members of Congress gathered in Statuary Hall. They were interviewed by members of the media about their impressions o…

Witnesses testified about new mammography recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on November 16, 2009. The new guidelines had advised against annual mammograms for…

Two House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the federal government’s preparedness and response to the H1N1 swine flu virus and to get an update from vaccine m…

The House debated and passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation.

House Republicans joined thousands of “tea party” protesters in a gathering on the West Front of the Capitol days before the House was expected to vote on the bill. Speakers criticized House…

Members approved the creation of a visitor center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a recreation area at the Delaware Water Gap.