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The House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute hosted a virtual conversation with Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Jim Banks (R-IN) on Republican priorities for the 117th Congress. Among their pri…
177 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters about leadership election results and their agenda for the 117th Congress. Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would remain as minority leader and Repre…
7,990 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,886 viewsThe House approved a bill that directs the Department of Education to award school grants to agencies that develop and implement diversity in K-12 schools.
View in Congressional Chronicle332 viewsRepresentative Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke by phone about how his district was responding to Hurricane Laura.
191 viewsAttorney General William Barr testified on the Justice Department’s mission and programs in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers questioned the attorney gener…
117,583 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle554 viewsCurrent and former Justice Department officials testified at an oversight hearing on the actions of Attorney General William Barr and department investigation decisions. Aaron Zelinsky said …
24,401 viewsRepresentative Mike Johnson (R-LA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, talked about police reform efforts in the House.
648 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,921 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee met to mark up the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Following opening statements by Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), members de…
5,319 viewsPhilonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, testified before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the funeral of his brother, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police. He…
16,909 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual hearing on protecting voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Among the witnesses…
846 viewsHouse Republican leaders held a news conference on the legislative agenda. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) criticized the House’s plan to allow proxy voting later that day for the firs…
1,063 viewsPresident Trump met with Republican lawmakers at the White House amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president discussed the administration’s response to the pandemic as well as the U.S. econ…
23,969 viewsMembers of Congress testified before the House Small Business Committee on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other measures intended to provide economic relief to small businesses im…
857 viewsThis special “Washington Journal” primetime edition on the coronavirus pandemic focused on American religious life and the nation’s culture. First, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese …
1,237 viewsTo mark the 10th anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to exam…
749 viewsHouse Republican leaders held a news conference one day after President Trump delivered his State of the Union address and hours before the Senate voted on the impeachment charges against th…
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