House and Senate leaders posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the victims of the 1963 16th St. Baptist Church bombing. On September 15, 1963, shortly after the March on…
585 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to prevent human trafficking, and was expected to work on a bill to direct the Department of Education…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,256 viewsCongress posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg for saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. He was detained by…
1,608 viewsHouse and Senate leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. It is the highest civilian honor bestowed by…
1,212 viewsThe House debated two bills under suspension of the rules. Later, members resumed debate on the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,503 viewsSpeaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other House Republican leaders spoke with reporters following their conference meeting. Regarding NBC News' Brian Williams' interview with National Security…
1,532 viewsThe House approved H.R. 3361 by a vote of 303 to 121. The bill overhauls the National Security Agency’s collection of telephone records.
View in Congressional Chronicle994 viewsThe House took up a resolution establishing a select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,847 viewsThe House debated the combined rule for H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty (health care bill) and H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability (coal bill) .
View in Congressional Chronicle934 viewsHouse Republican leader spoke to reporters about their congressional agenda. Speaker John Boehner said that he would vote in favor of a “clean” bill to raise the debt ceiling, but that he…
1,452 viewsHouse Republican leaders spoke to reporters from their annual three-day retreat at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Maryland. They spoke about the weak economy, but Speaker John Boehner said…
787 viewsHouse Republican leaders spoke to reporters. They talked about about the economy and President Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors.
8,062 viewsFollowing a caucus meeting, House Republican leaders spoke with reporters about the economy and the health care law following a caucus meeting at the Capitol. Speaker Boehner (R-OH) said…
341 viewsHouse Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their 2014 legislative agenda. They focused on jobs and healthcare. Majority Leader Eric Cantor said new bills would be introduced in the…
4,063 viewsThe House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,597 viewsSpeaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the Budget Conference Committee agreement and the House agenda for the remainder of the week. Speaker Boehner, when…
677 viewsHouse Republican leaders speak to reporters about the Affordable Care Act. They focused on people who had lost their health insurance plans and security issues with the Healthcare.gov Web…
447 viewsHouse Republican leadership criticized the Affordable Care Act.
203 viewsLegislative Business-H.R. 2655 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
View in Congressional Chronicle742 viewsAfter their caucus the House Republican leaders spoke to reporters in the lobby of the Republican National Committee headquarters. They criticized the Affordable Care Act, including the…
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