Senate Historian Donald Ritchie explains the history of the State of the Union from George Washington to the present. The interview includes historic video clips, photographs, and artwork depicting joint sessions of congress.  Following the interview, portions of several State of the Union Addresses will be shown.

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A panel of former senior officials from the White House and CBO joined the Urban Institute for an analysis of what the so-called "fiscal cliff" debate accomplished and what the bill did not achieve.

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House members came to the floor to urge Speaker Boehner to bring up a Hurricane Sandy relief package. The Senate passed this bill on December 28 by a vote of 62-32.

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A bipartisan group of Senators held a press conference Friday on their efforts to reform Senate rules to streamline the legislative and confirmation processes and avoid the so-called “nuclear option.”

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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) were joined by small business owners for a press conference today on Capitol Hill on the so-called "fiscal cliff."  The event was styled after the New Year's festivities at New York's Times Square and urged Congressional Republicans not to "drop the ball" on middle class families.

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Congressional leaders and President Obama met today regarding the so-called "fiscal cliff" negotiations. The President delivered a statement to the press saying he is 'modestly optimistic'

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In November, retiring California Congressman Jerry Lewis (R) talked with C-SPAN about his time as chairman and the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee. The 17-term Congressman represented the 41st House District in southeastern California which includes parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

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Pres. Obama, VP Biden and members of Congress attend a funeral ceremony for Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) on Friday at the Washington National Cathedral. On Saturday, the Senator's body will return home to Hawaii.

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House Speaker John Boehner pulled the second of his "Plan B" measures due to "lack of support of our members to pass [it]," he said in a statement issued on Thursday.

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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a group of House Democrats in a news conference promoting bills that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity clips as well as other possible changes to gun laws.  Most of the members who spoke either lost a relative to gun violence or were shot themselves.    

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