Federal Budgets and Debt
Witnesses spoke about the present and future fiscal condition of the United States, with a particular focus on the current and long-term imbalance between federal spending commitments and pr…
384 viewsWitnesses spoke about the present and future fiscal condition of the United States, with a particular focus on the current and long-term imbalance between federal spending commitments and pr…
384 viewsSenators reacted to the 60-40 vote earlier in the morning to limit debate on the manager’s amendment to the health care bill.
79 viewsThe Senate health care debate is temporarily on hold as Senators debate the FY 2010 Defense spending bill. Throughout the day, Senators may continue to speak on health care legislation and t…
View in Congressional Chronicle454 viewsWitnesses testified about law enforcement operations and programs as well as the effectiveness of efforts to stop travel by terrorists since the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terr…
154 viewsSenators Lieberman and Collins spoke to reporters and answered questions on the latest developments in the health care reform debate.
120 viewsHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins spoke to the press after a closed briefing by the Department of Defense on the security imp…
101 viewsGeneral Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…
301 viewsSenators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman spoke to reporters about climate change legislation.
115 viewsObama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Among the i…
231 viewsSenator Lieberman spoke at a forum on cyber security and focused on efforts by the Senate Homeland Security Committee to address terrorist and other threats to the nation’s computer infrastr…
107 viewsWitnesses testified on the investigation of the on the November 5, 2009, attack that resulted in 13 deaths at Fort Hood, Texas. They talked about shooting suspect Army Major Nidal Hasan and …
View in Congressional Chronicle233 viewsSenators spoke to reporters and answered questions about a congressional investigation into shootings at Ft. Hood.
105 viewsWitnesses testified about production and distribution of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to high-priority populations. They defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines against criticism that …
222 viewsSenators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke to reporters and answered questions about the growing consensus for action on climate change.
110 viewsCabinet Secretaries Sebelius, Napolitano, and Duncan testified on efforts to monitor national response to the H1N1 flu virus. Since September 2009, more than 300 U.S. citizens have died from…
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