CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN IRAQ
(L to R) U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA, U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-MA, U.S. Rep. and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, U.S Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-CA, U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-CA, and U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-CA, during a press conference with members of the press on March 24, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. Members of the U.S. Congress are in Iraq for a fact finding visit...(UPI Photo/ Ken James)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A measure, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, takes politics out of a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, a committee said.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A California World War II veteran denied service medals 65 years ago because of a bad-conduct discharge now has them, including a Bronze Star, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, predicted the next Congress will be "most rancorous."
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- A pipeline transporting oil from Canada would increase crude deliveries to U.S. markets, though environmental risks outweigh benefits, a U.S. lawmaker said.
NEW ORLEANS, May 13 (UPI) -- The Gulf of Mexico drilling rig explosion that started a massive oil leak came about through a "calamitous series" of failures, a U.S. congressman said.
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Lawmakers Wednesday zeroed in on the causes of the oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the companies involved weren't careful enough.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- A TV actress who plays a forensic anthropologist asked U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to support a bill that would phase out some experiments on chimpanzees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ignored warnings about the risk of diving into subprime mortgages, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Government officials were misled by Blackwater in order to obtain lucrative contracts, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Albania says he's being unfairly targeted by a congressional investigation into arms procurement fraud.
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