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The House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle601 viewsThe House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle601 viewsThe House unexpectedly voted down the $142 billion appropriations conference report for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Departments. The vote was 209 to 223. The House…
View in Congressional Chronicle413 viewsBlack leaders spoke to reporters about the urgency to stabilize, repair, and rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. They criticized the media’s change of focus to looting and vandalism rather…
213 viewsThe House will consider H.R. 2520 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, H.R. 810 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, and H.R. 2419 - Energy and Water Development, and…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,165 viewsCommittee members met to consider amendments, provisions, and potential alterations to the supplemental spending request by the Department of Defense for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
118 viewsMichael Leavitt, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testified about the Fiscal Year 2006 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the issues…
75 viewsMr. Tobias testified about fiscal year 2006 appropriations for foreign operations and funding for U.S. international HIV/AIDS assistance programs. Among the issues he addressed were the…
67 viewsSecretary Rice testified about funding requests for fiscal year 2006 foreign operations. Among the topics she addressed were U.S. policy in Palestinian lands and the Middle East, relations…
70 viewsParticipants talked about the future of the Democratic Party following losses in the 2004 general election, advocating a progressive agenda, party-building efforts, and resisting efforts to…
50 viewsMembers debated an objection raised to the Ohio Electoral College vote presented earlier to a joint session counting electoral votes to certify the presidential election.
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