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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee chairman has withdrawn a subpoena to compel a retired diplomat to answer questions in private about an independent investigation of last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya. Tweet This Post
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform on 13-5 vote
Posted by admin on May 22nd, 2013
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No Comments »Committee nears final big immigration decisions
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a shot at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally. Tweet This Post
House committee to grill ousted IRS chief
Posted by admin on May 17th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the tougher scrutiny the IRS gave tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Tweet This Post
Aggressive questioning on tap today for Eric Holder at House Judiciary Committee hearing
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Aggressive, committee, Eric, hearing, Holder, House, Judiciary, questioning, Today No Comments »Holder faces grilling from House committee
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder will face tough questioning from a House committee Wednesday afternoon over twin scandals that have dogged the Obama administration this week: the seizure of phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors and the revelation that IRS employees singled out conservative nonprofits for extra scrutiny. On Tuesday, Holder said at a [...]
Senate Agriculture Committee Plows Forward on Farm Bill
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday approved a five-year farm bill that reveals a new consensus on crop and nutrition policy, but it emerged over the objections of three Republican senators from the Plains—Pat Roberts of Kansas, Mike Johanns of Nebraska, and John Thune of South Dakota—who offered amendments on food stamps and commodities that [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Agriculture, Bill, committee, Farm, forward, Plows, Senate No Comments »Senate committee takes up immigration bill
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to enact dramatic changes to the nation's immigration system and put some 11 million immigrants here illegally on a path to citizenship is facing its first congressional test. Tweet This Post
Senate committee takes up immigration bill
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to enact dramatic changes to the nation's immigration system and put some 11 million immigrants here illegally on a path to citizenship is facing its first congressional test. Tweet This Post
