Videos

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budgetary and economic outlook. He said the federal deficit was projected to grow …

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified at an oversight hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. Topics included child tax credit implementation, child support enforcement, dispar…

The House debated a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s southern border policies. Members also debated a suspension bill that would amend parts of the Social Security Act to imp…

The House continued work on a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill. Members had been expected to complete work on the measure; however, it was pulled fro…

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) spoke to reporters about the Republican’s nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to be speaker of the House.

In a 220-190 vote, the House passed legislation to block a California gas-powered vehicle ban by 2035. The measure would prohibit the EPA from issuing a waiver allowing a state to set its ow…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a field hearing in Kimball, Minnesota, on agriculture supply chains and the impact of trade agreements on U.S. farmers.

Social Security Administration (SSA) officials testified on identity fraud and what the agency is doing to combat it, during a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing. Margaret Hayward, on…

Trade and customs policy stakeholders and professionals testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade on modernization of customs and trade policies and how they can help s…

In a 314-117 vote, the House debated and passed legislation to increase the nation’s debt limit until January 2025 ahead of the June 5, 2023, deadline. The measure, which would next go to th…

The House debated two measures. One would repeal a Department of Education rule on federal student loan forgiveness. The other would override President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified on the Biden administration’s 2023 trade agenda before the House Ways and Means Committee. She engaged with lawmakers on a number of trade c…

The U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress remembered colleagues who had died in the last year. Those honored included: former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) and former Repre…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned members of Congress about defaulting on the debt as she testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the House Ways and Means …

The House debated and passed the rules for the 118th Congress on a near party-line vote (220-213). Representative Tony Gonzales(R-TX) was the lone Republican to oppose the package. Some prop…

The House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…

The House Ways and Means Committee returned from a closed session to vote on whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between the years …

The House Ways and Means Committee convened before going into closed session to discuss whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between…

The House Ways and Means Committee examined the challenges women in the workforce face and what they need to thrive and succeed in the current economy. Women from various backgrounds testifi…

In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…