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View in Congressional Chronicle23,602 viewsA hearing was held on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which provides basic pension benefits to workers if an employer is unable to pay those benefits. In 2007 it was reporte…
338 viewsRepresentative John Lewis introduced a video tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The video presentation was followed by remarks by Dr. Kings’s children. The tribute marked the 45…
1,466 viewsThe final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, had a theme of change. Events included the reading of party resolutions, and tributes t…
11,326 viewsFormer U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife, playwright Janet Langhart Cohen, hosted a conference at the National Press Club on “Race and Reconciliation in Ame…
1,603 viewsNina Olson and other government officials testified about the status of the economic stimulus payments. Related topics included problems experienced by individuals eligible for rebate checks…
2,664 viewsThe House passed extended unemployment benefits that allow an extra three months of benefits, with those in high unemployment states getting up to a year of benefits. Also, members began wor…
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