Senate Hearing on 32-Hour Work Week
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for a nationwide 32-hour workweek. Witnesses including United Auto Workers (UAW) President…
2,392 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for a nationwide 32-hour workweek. Witnesses including United Auto Workers (UAW) President…
2,392 viewsHouse impeachment managers delivered to the Senate the two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Senators were sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day, w…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,168 viewsPresident Biden was joined by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to deliver remarks on the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs. The president announced the capping of out-of-pocke…
4,058 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Edward Sunyol Kiel, District of New Jersey; and Eumi Lee, Northern District of California.
View in Congressional Chronicle223 viewsThe Radio and Television Correspondents Association hosted its annual dinner in Washington, D.C., honoring journalists covering Congress. The comedian for the dinner was Tyler Fischer.
465 views“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…
2,458 viewsHealth care advocates and researchers testified on prescription drugs costs before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Their testimony followed that of pharmaceutica…
179 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy Ann Harris, chair of the the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle341 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on improving retirement plans for Americans. According to Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT), almost 45% of Americans betwe…
482 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: David Leibowitz, U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Florida; and Hampton Dellinger, special counsel to the Office of Special Counsel…
View in Congressional Chronicle238 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at a campaign rally in Dearborn, Michigan. He was introduced by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN).
3,674 viewsThe Senate continued consideration of H.R. 815, legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. This came after the chamber earlier in the week failed to a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,426 viewsThe Senate approved (64-19) the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 815, legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. This came after the chamber…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,872 viewsThe Senate Health Committee held a public hearing to examine the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Topics included how these diseases have turned into epidemics in the U.S., prevention and tre…
2,165 viewsSenators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ed Markey (D-MA) held a news conference on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s vote on issuing subpoenas to CEOs of several pharm…
929 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Jacquelyn D. Austin, District of South Carolina; and Cristal Brisco, Northern District of Indiana.
View in Congressional Chronicle761 viewsThe Senate voted in favor of tabling a resolution on Israel’s human rights practices. Members also voted to advance a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown on January 19. Th…
View in Congressional Chronicle915 viewsThe Senate worked on judicial nominations, confirming S. Kato Crews to be a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Colorado. Members also failed (54-45) to override President Biden’s …
View in Congressional Chronicle991 viewsThe Senate confirmed by unanimous consent 11 of the four star generals whose promotions were on hold by Senator Tuberville (R-AL). Since February, Senator Tuberville had been blocking over 4…
View in Congressional Chronicle462 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Irma Carrillo Ramirez to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit.
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