“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…
2,507 viewsThe Senate continued consideration of H.R. 815, legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. This came after the chamber earlier in the week failed to a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,441 viewsDr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. She answered senators' question…
1,810 viewsPharmaceutical industry CEOs and senior executives testified on lowering the cost of insulin before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The committee questioned the …
2,912 viewsHealth care executives testified on community health centers before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Topics included reauthorizing f…
1,000 viewsCurrent and former Starbucks employees testified before the Senate Labor Committee on alleged pushback and retaliation they have received for their union organizing efforts. Their testimonie…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other top publi…
3,434 viewsExecutive branch officials testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the continued rise of overdose deaths linked to fentanyl. Senators' questions cent…
1,039 viewsDr. Rochelle Walensky, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Health and Hu…
5,568 viewsIn testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said the U.S. needs to consider creating a natio…
838 viewsMental health professionals testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental well-being and substance …
970 viewsBy a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the le…
View in Congressional Chronicle12,990 viewsDr. Robert Califf, President Biden’s nominee to be Food and Drug Admimistration commissioner, testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. He answered questions …
1,247 viewsDr. Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and other health officials testified at a Senate hearing on the Biden administration’s coronavirus response efforts. Senators pressed t…
12,180 viewsEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on schools reopening d…
1,498 viewsThe Senate convened for a Sunday session as senators continued negotiations with the Biden administration on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Senators who worked on the bill announced an ag…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,776 viewsA bipartisan group of senators who negotiated a $550 billion deal on infrastructure legislation held a news conference following a procedural vote to advance the bill.
3,779 viewsPresident Biden and a bipartisan group of 10 senators met to discuss the group’s agreement on infrastructure. Following the closed-door meeting, the president joined the senators to speak to…
4,615 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the U.S. child care system. Child care policy experts, administrators, and advocates testified that the current s…
446 viewsThe Senate in a 94-1 vote passed legislation to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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