By Frank Thomas  TSA chief Kip Hawley faced questions Tuesday on the agency’s failure to write security regulations for repair shops as Congress ordered nearly four years ago. Hawley is testifying Tuesday before House and Senate panels looking broadly at aviation security. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sharply criticized Hawley for missing an August 2004 deadline […]

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(PHOTO) Senior Airman Lauren Padden/U.S. Air Force Senator Claire McCaskill meets members of Team Whiteman at a B-2 dock during the senator’s visit on Oct. 10 to Whiteman Air Force Base. McCaskill spoke with active duty members as well as members of the Air Force Reserve and Army National Guard during visits to displays of […]

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Washington, DC – Today House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO), Ranking Member Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Secretary Gates expressing their concerns over reports that Iraq intends to purchase $100 million worth of military equipment from China. Text of the letter is below: Dear Secretary Gates: […]

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“The story was about a civilian truck driver that went over to Iraq to do his part and to help get out of some financial hardships here at home. And after seeing some of his buddies die and others get ambused he had enough and he came back home. He really struggled with his emotions […]

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Rep. Jim Avery (R- 95) spoke to the St. Louis University College Republicans Tuesday night about being involved in state government, his 2004 – 2005 deployment to Iraq, and his support for the mission in Iraq. Rep. Avery recently made a trip to Washington, D.C. with the Vets for Freedom where he met with Missouri […]

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By Bob Cusack A group of 28 House lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan agreement on Iraq Tuesday and called on their leaders to “end the political rhetoric and focus on substantive approaches to improving stability” in the Middle Eastern country. At press time, Reps. Mike Castle (R-Del.) and John Tanner (D-Tenn.) released the multi-pronged “Bipartisan Compact […]

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) –Missouri’s new terrorist-free investment fund proved to be a financial success in its first year, outperforming an international index used a benchmark, the state treasurer’s office said. Missouri, in a much publicized move, began investing a small portion of its money last year in a specially crafted international index fund that […]

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The Libertarian Guy: “Last night, members of the local Code Pink bunch made a pitch to the Springfield City Council to “oppose military action against Iran without congressional authorization”. Since this would have zero impact on preventing said military action against Iran, it strikes me as a symbolic – and fruitless – publicity stunt. I […]

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Chinese food, of all things, is helping to bridge the partisan congressional divide over the war in Iraq. A dozen or so Democrats and Republicans huddled for dinner Monday night in the second-floor dining room of Hunan Dynasty on Capitol Hill to chart a four-point plan that would help the lawmakers present voters with some […]

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For immediate release: September 18, 2007 Contact: Loren Dealy (HASC) 202-225-2539 Washington D.C.—Today, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on compensation for U.S. government civilians in combat zones, as well as medical care for federal civilian and U.S. government contract employees who are injured while deployed. Witnesses […]

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