Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan testified on President Biden’s 2025 budget request before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. He answered que…
327 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to examine how so-called junk fees affect consumers and their budgets, especially regarding financial services and rental housing. Some Republican…
343 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on USDA oversight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. They discussed a variety of topics including mitigating child …
553 viewsSocial Security Administration (SAA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley testified on the financial state of the Social Security program during a public hearing before the Senate Special Aging Comm…
2,066 viewsFederal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell outlined the Federal Reserve’s Semi-annual Policy Report before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. He outlined the state of t…
1,749 views“Over the past three years, the Biden administration has driven an historic recovery,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her testimony on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’…
1,028 viewsThe Senate Aging Committee examined the state of the assisted living industry. One of the witnesses was Patricia Vessenmeyer, whose late husband lived in an assisted living facility due to d…
1,025 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …
2,422 views“I was a part of the problem. I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution,' said musician Jason "Jelly Roll” DeFord as he testified before the Senate Banking, Hou…
6,099 viewsTransportation industry leaders testified on roadway safety before the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Several topics were discussed, i…
299 viewsHousing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact housi…
462 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…
730 viewsCEOs from community lending and development organizations testified before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee on the impact of Community Development Financial Instituti…
359 viewsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg said the allegations of “pervasive sexual harassment” by FDIC regulators detailed in a recent article from The Wall Street…
1,707 viewsPolicy advocates, including Consumer Federation of America’s Insurance Director Douglas Heller, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on challenges in the property insurance market a…
366 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that even though the Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at their last meeting, there is a strong possibility of one to two interest rate hi…
1,516 viewsSenator John Fetterman (D-PA) spoke to reporters following a closed-door briefing on the war between Israel and Hamas and the rocket attack on a hospital in Gaza. He also spoke about the Hou…
2,328 viewsFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt testified on implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act. His testimony came days af…
597 viewsGroups representing farmers testified on crop insurance and other federal safety net programs for farmers at a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing. Two panels of witnesses represented lo…
820 viewsAfter receiving a tour of the Interstate 95 highway collapse, President Biden provided an update on his administration’s efforts to aid reconstruction efforts. He was joined by Pennsylvania …
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