Representative Gallego on They Called Us "Lucky"
Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) talked about his book, They Called Us "Lucky": The Life & Afterlife of the Iraq War’s Hardest Hit Unit, and congressional news of the day.
339 viewsRepresentative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) talked about his book, They Called Us "Lucky": The Life & Afterlife of the Iraq War’s Hardest Hit Unit, and congressional news of the day.
339 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches and then recessed, subject to the call of the chair.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,283 viewsLawmakers from both political parties took part in the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Republicans won the game 13-12. President Biden made a sur…
12,780 viewsFor the second consecutive day, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command Commander General Kenneth McKenzie testified on the …
9,221 viewsGovernment officials and experts testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee at a hearing on veteran suicide prevention. Topics included the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal o…
323 viewsIn a vote of 220-211, the House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 3, 2021, and raise the debt limit through December 2022. The measure also provides $28.…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,116 viewsRepresentatives Jim Himes (D-CT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) remembered their experiences on September 11, 2001.
117 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act.
1,220 viewsThe House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,080 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. In…
14,198 viewsThe House voted 268-161 to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, originally approved after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,766 viewsThe House passed the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Disclosure Simplification Act, which requires public companies to disclose executive pay increases, corporate political con…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,232 viewsThe House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,039 viewsThe House approved the rule governing two bills, including the repeal of the 2002 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq. Both bills were to be debated later in the week…
View in Congressional Chronicle512 viewsGeneral Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, and Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testified on defense intelligence enterpri…
956 viewsThe House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request for the modernization of Army and Marine Corps groun…
367 viewsIn a vote of 252-175, the House passed a bill that creates a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thirty-five Republicans voted “yes” with all Democ…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,298 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, and members also considered several other suspension bills. La…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,227 viewsThe House considered several veterans and science-related bills under suspension of the rules, including bipartisan legislation to combat sexual harassment in the Science, Technology, Engine…
View in Congressional Chronicle823 viewsRepresentative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke to reporters as he left the U.S. Capitol.
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