IRS Oversight During COVID-19 Pandemic
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee about challenges facing the agency during the…
200 viewsInternal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee about challenges facing the agency during the…
200 viewsExecutives with pharmaceutical companies producing a COVID-19 vaccine gave lawmakers an update on their progress with regards to research, production, and distribution. As of this hearing only…
98 viewsThe Senate Health Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider the nomination of Xavier Becerra to serve as the next Health and Human Services secretary. Lawmakers questioned the…
2,431 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the semiannual monetary policy report. In his opening remarks, he reported to the committee the economy was a “long way”…
1,220 viewsThe House Budget Committee considered President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Committee members delivered opening statements and…
2,148 viewsThe House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis heard from community leaders about the pandemic’s impact on communities of color and the importance of equitable distribution and…
181 viewsThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a virtual hearing on COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The committee heard from health care experts on the development of the multiple…
288 viewsA House appropriations subcommittee held a hearing on childcare during the coronavirus pandemic. Childcare analysts, administrators and providers addressed a variety of issues currently…
393 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a virtual hearing on how the Veterans Affairs Department is responding to the…
180 viewsThe House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a virtual hearing on free tax services to help taxpayers during the pandemic. Experts and professionals in taxpayer advocacy…
159 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Various witnesses including a small town mayor, union representative,…
659 viewsA House subcommittee on communications and technology held a virtual hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic and broadband issues. The committee discussed expanding access to rural and underserved…
130 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Defense Department’s (DOD) response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Guard and the…
673 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met for a second day to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee member offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was serving as…
180 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee members offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was serving as the vehicle for…
248 viewsA House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee held a hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the maritime industry. Witnesses advocated for maritime workers to be…
158 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on protecting transportation industry workers and passengers from COVID-19. A panel of industry experts and…
58 viewsThe House Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine the small business economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included University of California Santa Cruz Economics…
82 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…
203 viewsFormer Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and other public health officials testified before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the government’s response to…
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