This should add meat to subject matter covered a couple weeks back when we looked at Congress.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings on the proposed assault weapons ban, click on the related story in the Washington Post here. The paper has also produced a video explaining the proposed ban.
- The Senate Intelligence Committee has dropped an investigation of any involvement the CIA may have had with the making of the movie Zero Dark Thirty. Story here. The Senate Armed Services Committee had also asked questions about the film. The intelligence committee recently held hearings on the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke testified before the Senate Banking Committee about ongoing efforts by the Fed to boost the economy by keeping interest rates low. Some have worried that this might lead to inflation sometime in the future, Bernanke argued they would not. Story here.
And a quick look at what's on tap in the House:
- The House Armed Services Committee has hearings on the viability of the "sustainment industrial base."
- The Ways and Means Committee has hearings on waiving work requirement in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
- The Committee on the Judiciary holds hearings on the impact of regulations promoted by the Obama Administration on the economy.
- The Committee on Education and the Workforce is looking at how schools measure teacher performance.
- The Committee on Foreign Affairs has hearings on US interests in the Western Hemisphere.
- The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has oversight hearings on the top challenges for science agencies.
