Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal
White House Budget director Jacob Lew testified on the president’s 2012 budget request, which he called a “down payment” toward fiscal solvency. He also said that Congress needed to work tog…
499 viewsWhite House Budget director Jacob Lew testified on the president’s 2012 budget request, which he called a “down payment” toward fiscal solvency. He also said that Congress needed to work tog…
499 viewsThe U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle663 viewsThe House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle358 viewsWitnesses testified about a meningitis outbreak earlier in 2012 that had been linked to 32 deaths in 19 states, and stricken 440 others. The outbreak was traced to a Massachusetts-based phar…
3,944 viewsPanelists talked about standards for safe and secure operations at Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production sites, as the agency addresses the persistent challenges i…
382 viewsRepresentative Kathy Castor (D-FL) talked about Tampa’s immigrant communities. She was interviewed at El Centro Asturiano de Tampa, a social club in the Ybor City Historic District for immig…
174 viewsSecretary Geithner testified on the Treasury Department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request.
10,576 viewsNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Some of the issues covered in the hearing included new safety recommendations in response…
555 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle205 viewsThe House considered the 2013 defense spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,160 viewsBegin Consideration of H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)
View in Congressional Chronicle1,223 viewsDouglas Elmendorf testified on the long-term federal budget outlook and a report predicting a bleak fiscal and economic future and outlining consequences for American families should policym…
3,688 viewsWitnesses testified on the role of government in business. In his testimony, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said he supported the government’s efforts to rescue the financial industry in 2…
1,313 viewsLegislative Business One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.R. 4970 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate H.R. 5740 - To extend the National Flo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,123 viewsOne Minute Speeches (5 per side) H.R. 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012, Rules Committee Print (Closed Rule, Two Hours of Debate) Complete Consideration of H.R. 5326 - …
View in Congressional Chronicle905 viewsThe House Budget Committee marked up H.R. 4966, the Sequester Replacement Act of 2012. Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced the bill. Under the legislation, language in the 2011 Budge…
604 viewsDefense Department officials testified about the department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request. Among the topics they addressed were proposed spending cuts, the potential impact of sequestrat…
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