New chair vows new focus for House panel
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the House committee that writes environmental laws on Friday promised a new focus for the committee &#151; starting with a new name.
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In a decision that could roil Democratic unity in the new House, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi passed over Rep. Alcee Hastings Tuesday for the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee.
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights.
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A House task force yesterday recommended creating an independent Office of Congressional Ethics that would have the power to initiate reviews of lawmakers' behavior.
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Leading Republicans and Democrats in  the U.S. Congress introduced legislation on Tuesday that would  create a new intelligence director and implement other  recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission.
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Congressional aides say House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has chosen Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas to take over as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
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As Deborah P. Majoras takes over the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, she's expected to build on the broad agenda set by her predecessor, Timothy J. Muris.
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The Bush administration should expect tougher oversight of its war-on-terrorism strategy and perhaps some all-expense-paid tickets to Iraq to help train the corrupt police force there, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday.
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Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is under strong consideration to become the next chairman of the House ethics committee as Speaker Dennis Hastert works to recast a panel roiled by controversy, Republican officials said Tuesday night.
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House leaders are creating a bipartisan task force to recommend whether to establish an independent ethics panel to police the House, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
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The chairman of a key House panel said yesterday that he was cautiously optimistic that, after years of failed attempts, the latest effort to revamp oversight of mortgage funding giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will bear fruit.
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Data privacy is likely to be among the hottest technology issues to face Congress this year, in part due to interest from the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Democrats in the state House of Representatives will gather next Tuesday to choose new leaders. The caucus is expected to meet behind closed doors and select Rep. Christopher Donovan, a
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When Democrats took control of Congress in January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) pledged to jointly push an ambitious agenda to counter 12 years of Republican control.
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Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage and could seek to bring a bill directly to the House floor in January.
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WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders, unveiling their proposal to revamp the government&#39;s intelligence operations, placed much more emphasis Friday on beefing up border control and law-enforcement powers than has the Senate.
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Former California Assemblywoman Laura Richardson was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the House. She replaces the late Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, a seven-term lawmaker who died of cancer in April.