Islamic State Threat Assessment
Brett McGurk, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Obama administration’s strategy against Islamic State* m…
1,339 viewsBrett McGurk, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Obama administration’s strategy against Islamic State* m…
1,339 viewsAutomaker executives and federal safety officials testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on defects in vehicular airbags manufactured by Japanese supplier Takata that …
3,196 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the motivations of foreign fighters, including Americans, who had joined the militant group *ISIS, and what the U.S. and its allies were doing to counter …
807 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,008 viewsA House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee examined the issue of improving sports safety from brain injuries. Panelists testified on the efforts of youth and professional sports leagues to enh…
982 viewsFollowing one minute speeches, the House debated a resolution (H Res 726) that expresses support by the House for Ukraine and condemns the military aggression by Russia against that country.…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,068 viewsState and Defense Departments officials testified about the dominance of the militant group ISIS.* Brett McGurk told the committee that the situation in Iraq was extremely serious, and that …
2,521 viewsThe House took up H. Res. 676, which authorizes a lawsuit against President Obama for executive actions he took to delay the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act. GOP Reps. Broun-GA, …
View in Congressional Chronicle6,001 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,028 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session and voted on bills debated earlier in the day. The House continued work on a bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through…
View in Congressional Chronicle691 viewsThe House debated seven bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle496 viewsWitnesses testified on the national security implications of the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Witnesses included a soldier who served alongside Sergean…
3,491 viewsJanet McCabe testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon emissions regulations for existing power plants. The regulations would cut carbon pollution through a st…
1,048 viewsCharles Johnson and John Sopko testified on U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. John Sopko told committee members that a lot of money spent on Afghanistan reconstruction projects had…
552 viewsNational security and intelligence officials testified on the status of Iran’s nuclear compliance, and addressed what the international community can do to evaluate and enforce Iran’s nuclea…
804 viewsHouse lawmakers spoke to reporters in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center following a classified briefing from Obama administration officials on the recent U.S.-Taliban prisoner exchange that sa…
108 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,966 viewsTom Wheeler testified at a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on the FCC’s proposed rule that would allow content providers such as Netfli…
6,266 viewsState Department officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Mexico security and trade cooperation. Topics included the high rates of weapons smuggled from the U.S. to Mexico, and drug traffick…
656 viewsRajiv Shah testified on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) priorities for the proposed fiscal year 2015 budget. He described the agency’s work on global hunger, educatio…
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