Veterans Affairs Mission Act Implementation
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s work to implement the MISSION Act, which was designed to impr…
1,923 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s work to implement the MISSION Act, which was designed to impr…
1,923 viewsVeterans Affairs Acting Deputy Secretary James Byrne testified about modernizing the agency’s appeals process before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. He was joined by several VA offici…
3,606 viewsSenator Cory Booker (D-NJ) addressed New Hampshire Democrats at the party’s 2018 post-election celebration at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Before his address, the state’s top Democrat…
1,062 viewsActor Alec Baldwin joined lawmakers and candidates at a New Hampshire Democratic Party dinner ahead of the midterm elections and discussed a number of issues on the minds of voters, includin…
750 viewsSenate and House Democrats spoke to reporters after they walked out a Judiciary Committee hearing where Republicans rejected their motion to call Mark Judge to testify on Professor Christine…
4,145 viewsThe Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, chaired by Representatives Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Lois Frankel (D-FL), hosted a panel to discuss issues of sexual harassment in the workplace. Witnesses inclu…
889 viewsThe House approved a fiscal year 2019 spending bill that covers the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, energy and water programs, and legislation branch operations. Membe…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,390 viewsActing Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter O’Rourke testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on implementation of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, which was…
787 viewsRepresentatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) were among the speakers at a forum on health care. The discussion was part of a New Democracy day-long event on s…
317 viewsThe House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,087 viewsThe House considered amendments to opioid-related legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,125 viewsThe House passed a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, House operations, and energy and water programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle499 viewsThe House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,401 viewsFollowing a recess for votes, the House Agriculture Committee continued its meeting to draft the 2018 farm bill. The discussion continued on requirements for beneficiaries of the Supplementa…
336 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a meeting to draft legislation for the 2018 farm bill. Members delivered opening statements followed by discussions of amendments dealing with nutrition …
1,770 viewsJason Kander, a former Missouri secretary of state (D) and potential 2020 presidential candidate, was the headline speaker at an annual New Hampshire Democratic Party fundraiser. He talked a…
2,076 viewsThe Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a hearing on combating sexual harassment in the hotel, service, and airline industries. Employees and advocates from those industries shared …
1,658 viewsDuring a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin defended a trip to Europe in 2017 that an inspector general report said violat…
1,978 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills: H.R. 772, on nutritional labeling; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act; and H.R. 4771, regarding small banking regulations. The rule also allows th…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,442 viewsThe House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittees on Health and Economic Opportunity held a joint hearing on ways toreduce veterans homelessness. The first panel comprised leaders of organizations d…
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