U.S. Senators on the State of Politics
Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the state of politics during a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles. Topics …
103 viewsSenators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the state of politics during a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles. Topics …
103 views“We’re constantly reminded of the importance of transportation safety. The country watched in shock as a cargo ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, taking six…
1,012 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified on President’s Biden’s $106 billion emergency aid request that would provide military and humanitarian assistan…
4,080 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…
3,388 viewsThe Senate continued work on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown on September 30 at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until November …
View in Congressional Chronicle465 viewsA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers discussed domestic and foreign policy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Topics included the economy, immigration reform, and collaborati…
362 viewsThe Senate convened for a Sunday session as senators continued negotiations with the Biden administration on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Senators who worked on the bill announced an ag…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,777 viewsA bipartisan group of senators who negotiated a $550 billion deal on infrastructure legislation held a news conference following a procedural vote to advance the bill.
3,779 viewsPresident Biden and a bipartisan group of 10 senators met to discuss the group’s agreement on infrastructure. Following the closed-door meeting, the president joined the senators to speak to…
4,618 viewsThe Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Denis McDonough to serve as veterans affairs secretary. He answered questions on several topics, including modernizatio…
1,537 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021. They discussed several topics, incl…
3,357 viewsIn this second portion of day 10 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team questions. Topics included the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,645 viewsIn this first portion of day 10 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team questions. Topics including ask…
View in Congressional Chronicle40,302 viewsThe Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Developmen…
View in Congressional Chronicle549 viewsOn day 34 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history over President Trump’s demand for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, the Senate blocked two plans to reopen the government. The first, su…
View in Congressional Chronicle38,234 viewsVice President Pence held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…
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