Nuclear Reactor Safety
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …
10,163 viewsNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …
10,163 viewsMF Global executives testified about the bankruptcy of their financial firm, as well as claims a senior employee with the company told one of its auditors that CEO Jon Corzine knew about the…
4,331 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business.
View in Congressional Chronicle808 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business.Thereafter, members proceeded to concurrent consideration of S.J.Res.10 and S.J.Res.24, joint resolutions proposing balanced budget…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,179 viewsWitnesses testified about the bankruptcy of the financial firm MF Global.
4,595 viewsCustomers affected by the financial firm MF Global’s bankruptcy testified at a Senate hearing. Roger Hupfer, a grain elevator operator from Freeland Michigan said regulators clearly failed t…
2,199 viewsWitnesses testified on concussions suffered by student athletes. Among the topics addressed were returning to play too soon after injury, diagnosis of concussions, protective equipment, and …
4,021 viewsJohn Pistole testified at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) oversight hearing. In his testimony he announced an expansion of a pre-check program for airline passengers, which allo…
371 viewsWitnesses testified about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program, which gives states and communities resources to clean up and reuse contaminated sites. Among the is…
615 viewsMembers of Congress, federal and local officials, and experts testified on the condition of U.S. flood control systems.
542 viewsMembers of Congress and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced a new rocket called the space launch system. The rocket is intended to be the foundation of the space program following th…
649 viewsMembers spoke to a C-SPAN crew about their impressions of President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on the economy and job creation.
380 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed bipartisan legislation funding transportation projects at current levels for the next two years. The bill included reforms that streamlined funding assista…
283 viewsThe Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing to assess the long-term financial costs of caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and wounded warriors. Witnesses said that while estim…
463 viewsAgriculture Department officials and livestock producers testified about the state of the U.S. livestock industry. They focused on the rising cost of feed prices for livestock farmers, free …
645 viewsCommissioners testified on the NRC’s 90 day report, which was released in July. It laid out numerous areas for improvement, based on the experience in Japan after the March 11 earthquake and…
250 viewsDeputy Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency Bob Perciasepe testified at a hearing on two upcoming studies indicating that drilling for natural gas in U.S. may not be as safe…
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