Presentation of Lantos Human Rights Prize
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented the Lantos Human Rights Prize to the Dalai Lama. The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice established the Lantos Human Rights Prize to raise aw…
811 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented the Lantos Human Rights Prize to the Dalai Lama. The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice established the Lantos Human Rights Prize to raise aw…
811 viewsGeneral Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…
240 viewsObama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Secretary G…
315 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation to lift the ban on travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba. Among the issues addressed were the potential impact on Cuba’s government and Cuba’s human …
363 viewsThe House approved a bill expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s authority over chemical and water plant safety. Members also made speeches in honor of the victims of the previous-d…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,248 viewsThe House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,923 viewsThe House voted to triple the amount of non-military aid to Pakistan, raising it to $7.5 billion over the upcoming five years with an option to renew. Members also approved a plan to evaluat…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,875 viewsThe House worked on spending bills for fiscal year 2010.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,095 viewsThe House passed a bill that increases aid to Pakistan. It authorizes $1.5 billion annually in non-military aid through 2013 and $400 in military aid for fiscal year 2010 on the condition th…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,526 viewsThe House passed a bill reauthorizing programs for the State Department, United Nations, and other diplomatic programs.
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