U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan
General 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 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 viewsThe House passed a fiscal year 2010 Department of Homeland Security conference report. Members also approved a funds for water recycling projects in the San Francisco Bay-area.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,474 viewsTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified about the Obama Administration’s proposal to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market. In his testimony he said the ease with which deri…
222 viewsThe House continued work on amendments to the $65 billion spending bill to fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice along with NASA and other science agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle21,268 viewsThe House passed a bill reauthorizing programs for the State Department, United Nations, and other diplomatic programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,030 viewsThe House passed a bill to authorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for 2010 and 2011, which included an amendment to prohibit the use of whole-body imaging machines for pr…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,317 viewsRichard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, testified about the need to engage Pakistan on regional security issues and asked Congress to approve pending leg…
538 viewsThe House passed passed the fiscal year 2010 federal budget conference report. Members also passed a bill to expand hate crimes to include attacks against people based on sexual orientation,…
View in Congressional Chronicle53,361 viewsThe House began debate on the fiscal year 2010 federal budget conference report.
View in Congressional Chronicle15,207 viewsSecretary of State Clinton testified on U.S. foreign policy priorities before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Among the topics she addressed were the Obama administration’s approach to …
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