The House continued work on a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overhaul the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,156 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, when members were permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle14,844 viewsThe House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members also debated,…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,440 viewsPanelists talked about economic strategies to appeal to voters in order to expand the progressive movement. Topics included messaging, multiracial voter outreach, and economic inequality. Speakers…
210 viewsA group of activists discussed strategies for lobbying members of Congress, including building alliances and coalitions and using social media. Joining them were U.S. Representatives Mark…
534 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, when members were permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,056 viewsRepresentative Joe Kennedy (D-MA), the Transgender Equality Task Force chair, members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and LGBT spoke to reporters about President Trump’s announcement on…
749 viewsThe House considered the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, and the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,793 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and congressional colleagues briefed reporters on the “Better Deal” economic agenda unveiled Monday in Maryland.
600 viewsFollowing a House vote break, members of the Appropriations Committeee resumed their debate on the 2018 Homeland Security Markup with an amendment offered by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) concerning…
726 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,252 viewsThe House approved a bill to changes what is knows as the Clean Water Act to allow registered pesticide use around waterways without additional permits.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,234 viewsEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for her department. The Department of Education…
52,709 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Tom Price testified at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal. The plan cuts HHS funding by $15 billion.,…
2,469 viewsCorporation for Public Broadcasting officials testified at a hearing on cuts to public broadcasting funding in President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget plan. President Trump’s plan includes…
3,894 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, when members were permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle416 viewsRepresentative Mark Pocan (D-WI), first vice chair of the Progressive Caucus, talked about the House Democratic agenda, the Republicans' bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, and the Trump…
383 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle476 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. debated and passed two disapproval resolutions. The first repealed a rule requiring contractors to provide notification of labor law…
View in Congressional Chronicle415 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
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