Senate Session
United States Senate session for December 10th 2008, General Speeches and speeches on Federal loans for U.S. Automakers.
265 viewsUnited States Senate session for December 10th 2008, General Speeches and speeches on Federal loans for U.S. Automakers.
265 viewsA hearing was held on requests from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. Executives from the auto companies requested a to…
5,189 viewsThe Senate officially accepted the resignation of President-elect Obama as a U.S. senator. Members failed to bring up legislation to help domestic automakers, but a vote was expected on the …
View in Congressional Chronicle330 viewsWitnesses testified about the challenges facing the domestic automobile industry. They also addressed the current debate over the possible role of the federal government in assisting the aut…
1,176 viewsSenator Elizabeth Dole thanked supporters and offered congratulations to Senator-elect Kay Hagan in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race.
837 viewsWitnesses testified about recent turmoil in the financial markets, regulation of investment banking procedures, and on the need to enact legislation quickly on the Bush Administration $700 b…
3,104 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.3001, the Department of Defense Authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle203 viewsThe Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,097 viewsThe witnesses testified about recent financial market developments and regulatory responses to them. Among the issues they addressed were the housing mortgage crisis, Bush administration sta…
922 viewsFederal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered the semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress and spoke about the state of the economy and financial markets. He addressed issue…
884 viewsThe Senate Republican Conference held a forum to discuss the importance of removing politics from the judicial confirmation process and ensuring confirmation of qualified judicial nominees i…
1,131 viewsThe Senate passed the revised Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), H. R. 6304, by a vote of 69 to 28. Senator Edward Kennedy was greeted upon his return to the floor after a medi…
View in Congressional Chronicle791 viewsThe Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle401 viewsFour mayors from around the country testified about the state of their cities' infrastructure, including their roads, bridges, transit systems, publicly-owned housing properties, and water t…
310 viewsWitnesses testified about the state of U.S. credit and mortgage markets and efforts by the banking industry to address the current credit crisis. Among the topics they addressed were managem…
319 viewsAt a book party, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke briefly about his political memoir Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen-Senator, published by Basic Books. He also signed books for senators…
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