Dennis Hastert

Events (30)

• (Between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Congressional Leaders Return to Washington from Secure Bunker 2001-09-11
• 7:24 p.m. September 11, 2001: Congressional Leaders Announce Congress Will Reconvene in Morning 2001-09-11
• (After 8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Serious Communications Problems Experienced in Washington Area, Affect Key Government Officials 2001-09-11
• (9:04 a.m.-9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: House Speaker Has Problems Contacting the Vice President; Receives Nuisance Call 2001-09-11
• (After 9:48 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Communications Problems Experienced around Capitol Building 2001-09-11
• (9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Speaker of the House Hastert Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington 2001-09-11
• Between January 14, 2002 and February 1, 2002: FBI Translator Re-Translates Wiretaps Assigned to Colleague; Discovers Colleague Buried Critical Information 2002-01-14
• September 3, 2002: Bush Attempts to Solicit Support from Skeptical Congressional Leaders for Confronting Iraq 2002-09-03
• September 5, 2002: Cheney and Tenet Discuss ‘Sensitive’ Iraq Information with Top Four Senators 2002-09-05
• February 7, 2003: Ultra-Secret Patriot Act II is Revealed 2003-02-07
• March 18, 2003: Bush Sends Formal Determination of Iraqi WMDs to Congress, but Determination Is Later Criticized as Inadequate 2003-03-18
• March 18, 2003: President Bush Sends Letter to Congress Justifying Decision to Invade Iraq 2003-03-18
• March 21, 2003: Bush Asserts Presidential Authority to Order Troops into Battle 2003-03-21
• July 20-21, 2003: Republican Congressional Leaders Defend Bush, Attack Critics 2003-07-20
• January 20, 2004: Former CIA Staffers Push for Congressional Probe of Plame Wilson Leak 2004-01-20
• January 22, 2004: Former CIA Officials Ask that Congress Open Inquiry into Plame Wilson Leak 2004-01-22
• February 1, 2004: Republican Leadership Transforming House of Representatives into ‘Dictatorship,’ Investigator Claims 2004-02-01
• March 2, 2004: House Republican Leaders Finally Approve Extension for 9/11 Commission, Some Commissioners Think Cheney Is Behind Delay 2004-03-02
• July 14, 2005: House Democrats Send Letter to Bush Asking Rove to Explain His Involvement in Plame Wilson Leak 2005-07-14
• October 1, 2005: Senate Approves Anti-Torture Amendment; White House Mounts Opposition 2005-10-01
• October 4, 2005: Congressional Republicans Strongly Backing Renewal of 1965 Voting Rights Act 2005-10-04
• November 17, 2005: Conservative Democrat Murtha Calls for Immediate Troop Withdrawals 2005-11-17
• November 18, 2005: House Republicans Attempt to Clog Debate on Troop Withdrawal By Offering ‘Stunt Resolution’ 2005-11-18
• June 22, 2006: House Republicans Cancel Vote on Renewal of Voting Rights Act 2006-06-22
• October 17, 2006: Military Commission Act Becomes Law; Authorizes Torture, Restricts Fundamental Legal Rights 2006-10-17
• July 25, 2007: Documents Show Gonzales May Have Perjured Himself Before Congress 2007-07-25
• January 6, 2008: Sibel Edmonds Launches ‘State Secrets Privilege Gallery’ 2008-01-06
• August 8, 2009: Sibel Edmonds Testifies Under Oath 2009-08-08
• Late 2005: Attorney General Gonzales Allegedly Stops Investigation into House Democrat in Return for Wiretapping Support
• Mid-January, 2001: Hastert Gives Cheney Office Space on Capitol Hill; Move Designed to Make Congress More Subservient to White House