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U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified about the President’s FY 2011 budget request for the Secret Service. House Appropriations Cmte. members questioned Dir. Sullivan on the White House security breaches, staffing challenges and funding. Rep. David Price (D-NC) chairs the Appropriations Subcmte. on Homeland Security.
Thursday
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Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 15 min.
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee about the reauthorization of the Education Act. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) chairs the committee.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 55 min.
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Hearing with Sec. Duncan
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FBI Director Robert Mueller testified about the President’s FY 2011 budget request for the FBI. House Appropriations Committee members also questioned Director Mueller about the attempted bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day. Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 14 min.
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Hearing on FBI Budget
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified alongside former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Fed's role in bank supervision. Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) held the hearing to examine the "link between Fed Bank supervision and monetary policy."
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 10 min.
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House Hearing  Cmte. website with prepared remarks
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said he will vote in favor of health care legislation making its way through the House. Mr. Kucinich, who recently said he would vote against the measure, cited pressure from President Obama and congressional leaders.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 27 min.
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Rep. Kucinich on Health Care Vote
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The House Air and Land Forces and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees held a joint hearing on force protection equipment programs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Witnesses testified about an number of issues including improving personnel armor and military equipment, as well as threats from bombs and improvised explosive devices (IED).
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 45 min.
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Hearing on U.S. Military Force Protection
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Robert Stephen Ford to be U.S. ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Tuesday
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Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 24 min.
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Hearing on Nomination
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The House Appropriations Cmte. held a hearing on the proposed FY2011 Dept. of Justice budget. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder outlined efforts to increase support for national security and traditional law enforcement missions and renew focus on economic crime and financial fraud, while strengthening state, local and tribal public safety efforts.
Tuesday
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Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 5 min.
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Hearing the DOJ FY 2011 Budget  Dept. of Justice Budget Request
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