Increasing housing supply and reducing costs for borrowers were among the topics discussed as Acting Housing and Urban Development Secretary Adrianne Todman and Federal Housing Finance Agenc…
305 viewsIRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…
374 viewsSecretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …
687 viewsThe Senate passed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an extension of the FISA surveillance aut…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,549 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified on oversight of his agency before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Several of the committee’s senators…
1,156 viewsThe Senate confirmed Margaret Garnett’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Southern New York. In a 44-51 vote, lawmakers also failed to advance Jose Javier Rodriguez’s nominati…
View in Congressional Chronicle295 viewsSocial Security Administration (SSA) commissioner nominee Martin O’Malley testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He made his pitch of why he was qualified f…
1,318 viewsIn a 86-11 vote, the Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The House earlier in the month passed its own version.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,398 viewsPhysicians and mental health advocates testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on barriers to care, specifically challenges referred to as “phantom or ghost networks.” These networks…
923 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…
973 viewsIRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…
1,210 views“A total of $100 billion was scheduled to go out of the door that day. The bank did not have enough collateral to meet that … and they were shut down,” said Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Su…
2,605 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…
5,676 viewsDaniel Werfel, President Biden’s nominee to be IRS commissioner, testified at his confirmation hearing committing to senators from both parties to address issues including public trust, audi…
2,051 viewsSmall business owners and tax professionals testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the challenges of businesses collecting sales taxes for out-of-state purchases. Witnesses spoke a…
598 viewsCEOs from the country’s six largest banks, including Jamie Dimon from JPMorgan Chase, Jane Fraser from Citigroup, and Brian Moynihan from Bank of America, testified at a Senate Banking Commi…
3,758 viewsIdaho Senator Mike Crapo (R) and his two challengers in the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate election, David Roth (D) and Scott ‘Oh’ Cleveland (I), participated in a debate hosted by Idaho Public Te…
1,336 viewsAffordable housing experts, advocates, and stakeholders testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the impact of tax incentives on affordable housing. Topics included the housing sup…
578 viewsThe Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, and climate change. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break …
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