Financial Stability and the Economy
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee about risks to financial stability and the U.S. economy. In his opening statement, Secretary Mnuchin…
2,316 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee about risks to financial stability and the U.S. economy. In his opening statement, Secretary Mnuchin…
2,316 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,563 viewsThe House debated and passed several suspension bills, including one that reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for seven years.
View in Congressional Chronicle762 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,796 viewsFacebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on t…
87,617 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics incl…
1,184 viewsThe House voted 421-0 for a resolution calling for the release of the whistleblower complaint involving President Trump’s summer of 2019 conversation with the leader of Ukraine, which includ…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,425 viewsThe House Climate Crisis Committee and a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a joint hearing featuring young leaders of organizations focused on combating climate change. In her opening …
14,388 viewsHouse Foreign Affairs committee member Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) talked about the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran.
359 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills restricting oil and natural gas drilling for much of U.S. offshore waters. Members also considered five housing and banking bills under suspension …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,591 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on Facebook’s plans for a new digital currency called “Libra.” David Marcus, the co-creator of Libra who heads the social media and netw…
4,980 viewsAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Trump administration’s decision to invoke an emergenc…
1,129 viewsChief executives of the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee about banking regulation a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Questions focused on…
7,754 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee. on the state of the international financial system. Members asked questions on the state of the int…
5,417 viewsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He answered questions on a wide range of foreign affairs …
2,881 viewsThe CEOs of the nation’s three credit reporting bureaus and five credit experts testified before the House Financial Services Committee on two proposed bills that would change federal regula…
2,678 viewsWells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan testified at a hearing on his company’s business practices. He explained what he claimed were improvements Wells Fargo had made in its approach to customer serv…
11,532 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. He said the Federal Reserve would take a patient approach to i…
2,325 viewsThee House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the political situation in Venezuela and the status of U.S. humanitarian aid efforts in the country. Witnesses included U.S. Special En…
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