Mental Health Care
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, the assistant health and human services secretary for mental health and substance abuse, testified before the Senate Health Committee on efforts to implement the 21…
914 viewsDr. Elinore McCance-Katz, the assistant health and human services secretary for mental health and substance abuse, testified before the Senate Health Committee on efforts to implement the 21…
914 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for a group of President Trump’s judicial and Commerce Department nominees. A good part of the first hour was spent discussing the …
12,182 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. C…
3,126 viewsThe Senate passed the Republican tax reform bill, 51 - 49. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the measure, and no Democrats voted for it.
View in Congressional Chronicle40,459 viewsMembers considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle12,156 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee wrapped up its fourth and final day of debate on the Republican tax reform legislation. In this portion, Democratic members offered amendments on several provisi…
2,843 viewsDuring the second second part of day two of the Senate Finance Committee’s mark up of the Senate Republican tax reform bill, Committee Chair Orin Hatch (R-UT) confirmed that a repeal of the …
1,641 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered, amended, and passed legislation that would allow a portion of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) to be open to oil…
833 viewsFollowing remarks by the nation’s governors, a second panel of utility officials from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands spoke before the Senate Energy Committee to discuss their role in hur…
8,014 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee continued work on the Senate Republicans' tax reform proposal.
1,664 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nominations of David Zatezalo to be assistant labor secretary for mine safety and health and Mark Esper for secretary of the Army.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee met for a second day to mark up the Senate Republican tax reform bill. In part one committee members questioned several panelists and reviewed the bill’s basic s…
2,713 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), specifically the coastal plain section of the refuge. The first panel comprised Alaska…
2,416 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee began marking up a tax code reform bill, the first day of an expected four-day process to amend and approve the legislation. Members offered opening remarks for …
1,865 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on Derek Kan’s nomination for Transportation Department undersecretary.
View in Congressional Chronicle410 viewsFive Energy Department officials and utility executives testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on efforts to protect the nation’s energy providers from cybersec…
908 viewsMedical experts testified at a hearing on efforts to improve public health outcomes and reduce health care costs. The witnesses provided recommendations for developing more effective workpla…
706 viewsSenators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) talked about the latest in health care policy. The event came one day after Senator Alexander, the chair of the Sen…
581 viewsRepresentatives from prescription drug manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries testified at a hearing on the causes of rising prescription drug costs.
3,097 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was among the witnesses who testified about preventing veteran suicide before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Secretary Shulkin said veteran …
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