Robert Gates testified about his nomination as Secretary of Defense. The hearing focused on the conduct of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the future U.S. military role in Iraq.…
647 viewsNational Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Elizabeth Dole and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer spoke about the 2006 midterm elections, party strategies…
86 viewsNational Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Elizabeth Dole and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman Senator Schumer answered reporters' questions separately after their appearances on…
43 viewsPresident Bush spoke at a National Republican Senatorial Committee reception about the Republican agenda. Among the topics he addressed were tax policy, the state of the economy, and…
100 viewsSenator Dole, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, spoke at a rally for Senator Santorum. After Senator Santorum spoke, he mingled with the crowd and greeted…
94 viewsSenate Republican leaders held a press conference to highlight the accomplishments of the 109th Congress. Topics included economic growth, energy independence, and national security.
57 viewsBen Bernanke presented the semiannual Monetary Report of the Federal Reserve Board. Topics included U.S. economy, real gross domestic product, GDP increase and rising of industrial…
117 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the “Report to the Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies” prepared by the secretary of the…
81 viewsChairman Bernanke provided his first testimony on the semi-annual monetary policy report of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. Topics included the state of the economy,…
154 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 defense authorization request. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General…
215 viewsAdministration officials and health care providers testified about Medicare drug benefit programs and the recent implementation of new rules to provide a wider range of coverage to…
208 viewsThe Senate resumed debate over the confirmation of Samuel Alito as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. During periods of debate graphics were displayed showing…
View in Congressional Chronicle28,213 viewsOfficials testified about emergency preparedness and national flood insurance programs. Among the topics they addressed were the devastation brought to Gulf Coast communities by hurricanes…
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