Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to testify on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
966 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle808 viewsRepresentative Maria Salazar (R-FL) held a news conference on the Cuban government’s response to planned protests in the country on November 15. She was joined by several other congressional…
276 viewsThe Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting hosted Republican leaders at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. In this portion of the event, speakers included: former Ambassador Ron…
7,802 viewsThe House passed the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, a measure that extends a family violence protection law for five years and adds new programs to address …
View in Congressional Chronicle453 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for more than five hours on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lawmakers pressed him on several topi…
9,043 viewsU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified on foreign policy and U.S. global leadership before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield answered a…
687 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. Members asked Secret…
2,536 viewsPresidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to testify on the global response to climate change. Several topics were discussed, including in…
2,587 viewsThe House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women d…
View in Congressional Chronicle760 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden administration’s foreign policy agenda. Members asked a range of questions on future relat…
139,539 viewsThe House passed two gun background checks bills. The first bill expands when those background checks need to take place, including gun shows and online. The second bill increases from three…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,706 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the semiannual monetary policy report. Committee members questioned Mr. Powell on the impact of…
1,184 viewsRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and investment firm executives testified before the House Financial Services Committee on GameStop’s rapid stock price increase and Robinhood’s decision to halt cust…
9,099 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing on the need for coronavirus pandemic economic aid. Members debated the proposed $15 minimum wage increase, funding for state and…
333 viewsThe House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for a second time. Ten Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle23,188 viewsThe House voted 303-121 against a Republican objection to Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes that the state certified for President-elect Joe Biden. House leaders also spoke about the atta…
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