Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said that as a veteran himself, no one wants to see disability claim backlogs cleared more than he does. He told a House subcommittee on Thursday, April 18, 2013, that the agency is making progress. (Associated Press)
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said that as a veteran himself, no one wants to see disability claim backlogs cleared more than he does. He told a House subcommittee on Thursday, April 18, 2013, that the agency is making progress. (Associated Press)
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg testifies Wednesday to a House subcommittee about the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis. She asks for more authority to police pharmaceutical companies. (Associated Press)
Jessica Santana, a staffer since February for Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, Illinois Republican, helps seat people arriving for a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Ms. Santana will need a new employer next year, as Mr. Manzullo will be leaving Congress in January. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Jessica Santana, a staffer since February for Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, Illinois Republican, helps seat people arriving for a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Ms. Santana will need a new employer next year, as Mr. Manzullo will be leaving Congress in January. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Susan Eisenhower (left) and Anne Eisenhower, granddaughters of President Eisenhower, listen to testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during the House subcommittee on national parks, forests and public lands hearing on the proposed Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on the National Mall. (Associated Press)
Susan Eisenhower, President Eisenhower's granddaughter, has been critical of the design and is expected to testify before the hearing of the House subcommittee on national parks, forests and public lands Tuesday. (Associated Press)
Cochise, Ariz., County Sheriff Larry Dever will testify on border security before a House subcommittee Tuesday. (Associated Press)
Lorenzo Vidino, a visiting fellow at the Rand Corp., tells a House subcommittee on counterintelligence and terrorism Wednesday that the Muslim Brotherhood has affiliates in more than 80 countries. He has written a study called “The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West.” (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
