Employment and Economic Recovery
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing titled “Building an Economic Recovery Package: Creating and Preserving Jobs in America.” Witnesses testified about strategies to stimul…
424 viewsThe House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing titled “Building an Economic Recovery Package: Creating and Preserving Jobs in America.” Witnesses testified about strategies to stimul…
424 viewsA hearing was held on the effect of the financial crisis on pension funds and workers' directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans. Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag s…
1,257 viewsA hearing was held on reports from the Interior Department inspector general on misconduct involving oil and gas royalty collections. The reports alleged that employees helped to rig bids, a…
555 viewsU.S. House of Reps: Commodity Markets & No Child Left Behind
View in Congressional Chronicle650 viewsThe House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,628 viewsA hearing on childhood obesity focused on the benefits of physical education. Representatives Wamp and Kind, who co-sponsored childhood obesity legislation, were the first witnesses. Fitness…
827 viewsA hearing examined how rising food costs are making it harder for the nation’s child nutrition and school meal programs to provide healthy, low-cost meals for children. State and local nutri…
476 viewsA hearing was held to examine the causes of recent construction and crane incidents, particularly in New York City and Las Vegas, and the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administr…
437 viewsA hearing was held on the report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. The panel was established in 2006 to advise the president and the secretary of Education on the results of resear…
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