A Senate Commerce subcommittee held a hybrid hearing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the live event entertainment industry. Witnesses represented the wide range of industries invol…
2,809 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety examined plans for nationwide distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. FedEx and UPS leaders testified…
3,972 viewsThe Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Veterans Affairs Department’s response to the needs of veterans during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Richard Stone, Veterans Heal…
512 viewsGovernment officials testified on the Veterans Affairs Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate confirmed three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Allen Dickerson (R), Shana Broussard (D), and Sean Cooksey (R). Lawmakers also debated resolutions to ban arms sa…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,839 viewsTreasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. The two witnesses called on Congr…
3,248 viewsThe Senate voted 52-36 to advance Taylor McNeel’s judicial nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,131 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee held a virtual hearing on oversight of financial regulators. Among the witnesses were Randal Quarles, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve System an…
771 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified on social media content moderation before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committ…
30,895 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on passenger and freight rail. Amtrak President and CEO William Flynn testi…
876 viewsThe Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing to examine the VA MISSION Act and review its implementation since becoming law in June 2018. The committee was particularly interested i…
631 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee about the coronavirus' impact on the economy. They discussed issues re…
2,856 viewsSenator Jon Tester (D-MT) offered his thoughts on how Democrats can reconnect with rural America. This virtual program was hosted by the Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Ohio.
267 viewsThe Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on mental health care and suicide prevention for veterans. The hearing was an opportunity for representatives from leading veterans orga…
457 viewsThe Senate confirmed Christy Wiegand to be U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lawmakers also advanced two other District Court nominations: Thomas Cullen for…
View in Congressional Chronicle516 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing for positions in the Transportation Department, and the boards of Surface Transportation and Amtrak. De…
908 viewsThe five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified on a range of topics before the Senate Commerce Committee. Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons called on Congr…
747 viewsSenators spoke on various subjects as, off the floor, negotiations continued on another coronavirus pandemic economic relief bill continued.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,916 viewsThe Senate convened for legislative business.
View in Congressional Chronicle548 viewsKathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Senate Banking Committee on her agency’s semi-annual report to Congress. Director Kranin…
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