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Senators met to vote on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
View in Congressional Chronicle514 viewsSenators met to vote on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
View in Congressional Chronicle514 viewsSenators met to vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy in the military and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)…
View in Congressional Chronicle22,762 viewsExperts from the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac testified on the mortgage crisis focusing on shady lending and foreclosure practices and robo-sign…
590 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted for a second time on the nomination of Peter Diamond to be member of Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Committee members appro…
9,213 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testified about his decision to expand Agent Orange disability benefits to veterans. He emphasized the research linking Vietnam veterans' exposure to…
1,232 viewsWitnesses testified about mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery. According to an Army report, as many as 6,600 graves were misidentified, improperly marked, or indicated personnel wer…
776 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…
1,045 viewsThe Senate continued work on a small business programs bill which would provide $30 billion for certain banks to extend credit to small businesses.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,063 viewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar and Michael Bromwich, the new director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, testified on the reorganization of the Minerals Management Service. Among the …
639 viewsWitnesses testified about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and corporate liability for the spill and its cleanup. Among the topics they addressed were railing liability caps on damages, t…
376 viewsSenators worked on legislation involving financial regulations. The legislation aims to create a consumer-protection oversight agency under the Federal Reserve, among other provisions.
View in Congressional Chronicle514 viewsThe Senate continued work on a financial regulatory reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle204,257 viewsLloyd Blankfein testified about investment and trading activities of Goldman Sachs and other investment banks involving residential mortgage based securities and related products. In sometim…
57,251 viewsCurrent and former directors from Goldman Sachs testified about investment and trading activities of Goldman Sachs and other investment banks involving residential mortgage based securities …
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