House Session
The House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,501 viewsThe House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,501 viewsThe House worked on a bill that extends expiring tax cuts and unemployment benefits. The tax cuts were scheduled to run out on December 31, 2010. The legislation would extend the tax cuts fo…
View in Congressional Chronicle21,524 viewsRepresentative Tom Reed was sworn in as the result of a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Eric J.J. Massa.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,279 viewsRepresentative Darrell Issa (R-CA) spoke about the administration and operations for the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. In his remarks he talked about investigations the committee …
806 viewsJohnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon and the Food and Drug Administration’s principal deputy commissioner testified on the recall of over 135 million bottles of infant and children’s medicin…
1,411 viewsThe House approved a $30 billion small business lending fund to be overseen by the Treasury Department.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,215 viewsIn a contentious hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League baseball players, Brian McNamee testified that he had injected Roger Clemens and others with human growth h…
15,341 viewsKenneth Feinberg testified on the procedures for the submission and resolution of individuals' and businesses' claims as a result of the April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon o…
770 viewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar and the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) successor agency, testified about the ongoing reorganization of …
593 viewsA Government Accountability Office auditor, the Interior Department’s inspector general, the president of Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish, and the executive director of the Project on Governmen…
308 viewsRepresentative Darrell Issa talked from San Diego about immigration issues in the U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder’s lawsuit challenging Arizona’s new immigration law, and other issues. R…
310 viewsLoan service executives testified on foreclosure prevention efforts, focusing on the implementation of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).
1,019 viewsThe House-Senate Conference Committee on Financial Regulations legislation reconvened to make changes to the bill voted on the previous week. Senator Scott Brown indicated that he would not …
381 viewsThe House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the treasu…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,686 viewsWitnesses testified about allegations that the U.S. was indirectly supporting Afghan warlords with protection payments from American contractors who transported goods and materials to U.S. t…
528 viewsHouse and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
837 viewsHouse and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included fixed index annuities and auto dealers. The…
571 viewsHouse and Senate members spoke at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included prudential regulation, predatory lend…
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