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The Budget Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt: Is Our Economy Vulnerable?"

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Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who produced the initial report on Vice President Cheney's disregard for rules governing the handling of classified information, has written has a letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding indicating that contrary to the recent claims

The Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is currently holding a hearing, "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws - The Issues."

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The House has passed the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, H.R. 1281, which would prohibit and punish deceptive practices that aim to keep voters away from the polls on Election Day.

The Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is currently holding a hearing, "The U.S.

From the Education and Labor Committee:

Rep. Miller and Top Democrats Introduce Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Legislation would remedy recent Supreme Court decision to severely limit workers' ability to bring pay discrimination claims

From the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees: