Challenges to Freedom and Democracy
Former Housing Secretary Mel Martinez joined Jean Case, the CEO of the Case Foundation, for a panel discussion about challenges to freedom and democracy. Other panelists included National Co…
113 viewsFormer Housing Secretary Mel Martinez joined Jean Case, the CEO of the Case Foundation, for a panel discussion about challenges to freedom and democracy. Other panelists included National Co…
113 viewsFormer Housing and Urban Development Secretaries Mel Martinez and Henry Cisneros and former Representatives Allyson Schwartz and Vin Weber talked about improving health care and housing poli…
279 viewsHouse Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) talked about the future of home ownership. He talked about the role played by government sponsored enterprises in the housing m…
79 viewsMembers of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission talked about the findings of their report calling for the elimination of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over a five- to ten-year peri…
671 viewsSenator Marco Rublio (R-FL) spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference. He focused on immigration reform, saying “illegal immigrati…
258 viewsGeneral Patraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified on the situation in Iraq and progress made by the government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks for progress and achieving reconciliation. They r…
1,010 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee voted out of committee the nomination of Ben Bernanke to continue as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote was 16 to 7 to send the nomination to the Senate f…
175 viewsFlorida Senator Mel Martinez made his final speech on the Senate floor. He announced his resignation in August 2009.
136 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business and then resumed consideration of S.1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009.
View in Congressional Chronicle441 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on legal issues regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for violations of the law of war. Obama administration offici…
356 viewsWitnesses testified about government oversight and regulation of financial institutions and markets. Among the issues they addressed were reorganization of government agencies and the creati…
332 viewsWitnesses testified on improvements in predicting hurricanes and better preparing communities in the prevention of hurricane damage. Topics included El Nino and the outlook of future hurric…
368 viewsThe Alzheimer’s Study Group (ASG) released their final report, the National Alzheimer’s Strategic Plan, to assess the adequacy of current efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease and to recomme…
1,324 viewsSenator Mel Martinez spoke in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
116 viewsWitnesses testified about the federal regulation of banks. The Senate Banking Committee heard from the heads of the FDIC and other federal financial regulations about the Obama Administratio…
3,826 viewsFlorida Senator Mel Martinez announced that he will step down from his Senate seat to pursue a career in the private sector. He said the decision was a personal one and would allow him to sp…
345 viewsThe Senate began with a period of morning business then resumed the Judge Sonia Sotomayor confirmation process.
View in Congressional Chronicle638 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…
690 viewsThe Senate convened for a period of morning business and then continued with Homeland Security appropriations.
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