Farm Bill- Policy Issues The House Rules Committee convened yesterday and began a discussion relating to the Farm Bill (H.R. 1947). At yesterday’s meeting, Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R., Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) fielded several general questions about the legislation and provided an overview of some key variables of the law. [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he is holding up millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama's administration explains the rationale behind more than a decad...
Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) June 17, 2013 8:30 am ET Executives Kathryn F. McAuley - Vice President of Investor Relations Daniel S. Fulton - President, Director and Member of Executive Committee Doyle R. Simons - Chief Executive Officer, Director, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Finance Committee Thomas F. Show More Summary
(CNN) - The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday President Barack Obama was making a sound call in his decision to provide military support to Syrian rebels and suggested such support should include taking out Syrian government airstrips. "The reality is, we need to tip the scales, not simply to nudge them," […]
House Intelligence Committee
Rep. Mike Rogers
claims Edward Snowden is lying about just about everything
related to PRISM. England
has warned airlines around the world not to bring Snowden there,
which is funny because they’re knee-deep...Show More Summary
Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is still trying to get answers from President Barack Obama regarding Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's claims that he has been getting deliveries of CIA cash for years. "I write again to request an explanation of the incoherent United States policy in Afghanistan made [...]
Education & the Workforce Committee Republicans today introduced two legislative proposals that would protect workers’ right to secret ballot union elections and roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) micro-union Specialty Healthcare decision. Show More Summary
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, FBI Director Robert Mueller answered pointed questions by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) relating to the Department of Justice’s decision to investigate but not prosecute Fox News Channel reporter James Rosen. Show More Summary
Following reports of alleged State Department cover-ups regarding investigations into misconduct, House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) has sent a letter to Sec. of State John Kerry asking for "answers to three questions" and supporting documentation. Show More Summary
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is demanding documents related to charges that senior aides to Secretary of State Clinton quashed Office of Inspector General probes into misbehavior by various State Department officials. Issa...
National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday relating to his agency’s monitoring and warehousing of the communications records of average Americans. Alexander testified that “dozens” of acts of terrorism have been thwarted as a result of these NSA programs.
V.F. Corporation (VFC) June 11, 2013 8:45 am ET Executives Lance Allega - Director of Investor Relations Eric C. Wiseman - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Ex Officio Member of Finance Committee Steven E. Rendle - Group President of Outdoor & Action Sports Americas and Vice President Scott H. Show More Summary
CIGNA Corporation (CI) June 10, 2013 5:00 pm ET Executives Edwin J. Detrick - Vice President of Investor Relations David M. Cordani - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Executive Committee Thomas A. McCarthy -...Show More Summary
The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations committee sent a letter to President Obama on Monday urging him to send arms to moderate Syrian rebels quickly, fearing that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are beginning to turn the tide of the war. According to Yahoo News, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) — a co-sponsor of [...]
ONEOK, Inc. (OKE) June 11, 2013 10:00 am ET Executives Andrew J. Ziola - Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications John W. Gibson - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Executive Committee, Chairman of ONEOK Partners and Chief Executive Officer of ONEOK Partners Pierce H. Show More Summary
The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, pressed President Barack Obama on Monday to arm moderate Syrian rebels friendly to the United States “at the earliest possible time.” In a letter to Obama, Corker said, “Acting now and offering lethal aid directly to our allies in the opposition [...]
KMG Chemicals (KMG) Q3 2013 Earnings Call June 10, 2013 10:00 am ET Executives Eric Glover - Investor Relations Manager J. Neal Butler - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Risk Oversight Committee John V. Sobchak - Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Analysts Rosemarie J. Show More Summary
The State Department sent a document dump of 97 pages to the House Congressional Oversight Committee late Friday night relating to Ambassador Susan Rice’s five Sunday television appearances last September, in which she falsely blamed the deadly attacks on the U.S. Show More Summary
SAIC, Inc. (SAI) June 07, 2013 9:00 am ET Executives Paul E. Levi - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations John P. Jumper - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Member of Classified Business Oversight Committee and Member of Ethics & Corporate Responsibility Committee Douglas E. Show More Summary
FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Q2 2013 Earnings Call June 06, 2013 10:00 am ET Executives Kurt Goddard - Vice President of Investor Relations Arthur A. Bottone - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, Chairman of Executive Committee and Member of Government Affairs Committee Michael S. Show More Summary