Videos

The U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses 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…

Panelists 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…

Representative 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…

Secretary Geithner testified on the Treasury Department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request.

Nuclear 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…

The House convened for a legislative session.

The House considered the 2013 defense spending bill.

Begin Consideration of H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)

Douglas 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…

Witnesses 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…

Legislative 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…

One 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 - …

The 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…

Defense 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…

H.R. 1339 - To amend title 32, the body of laws of the US dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the Salem, MA, as the Birthplace of the National Guard (Sponsored by Rep. Tierney Begi…