The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing next week into the Boston Marathon bombings, which killed three and wounded over 200 others.
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Republicans To Hold Benghazi Hearing
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced today that it will probe reports that the Obama administration is hindering efforts by Benghazi whistleblowers to come forward.
House Approves Senate Bill To End FAA Furloughs
The bill would grant the FAA more flexibility in how to implement the automatic budget cuts that hit the agency in March.
Democrats Push Back On Reported Obamacare Exemption Talks
Politico reported on Wednesday that talks have taken place to possibly exempt members of Congress from the mandated health care exchange.
House To Take Piecemeal Approach On Immigration
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) says the Judiciary Committee will welcome legislation from both parties.
Federal Audit Rips ‘Backdoor Bailout’ For Banks
Banks used $2.1 billion from a Small Business Lending Fund to reimburse the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, says Christy Romero.
House GOP Leadership Pulls Obamacare Reform Bill
The Help Sick Americans Now Act would transfer funds away from the health care reform law.
U.S. Leading Fight Against Drug-Resistant Diseases, Says Expert
The U.S. has taken the lead in the fight against drug-resistant diseases that can spread rapidly in the growing interconnected world, says Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Tom Frieden.
Republican Lawmakers Question White House’s Boston Decision
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, both stated that the decision to not try Dzhokar Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant came too soon.
Poll: Markey Leads Democratic Field, Top GOP’er
In a hypothetical match-up, 51 percent of respondents said they would vote for Markey while just 36 percent said they would support Gomez.
