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View in Congressional Chronicle407 viewsDuring Morning Hour, any member may speak for up to five minutes on any topic. When no additional members seek recognition, Morning Hour concludes.
View in Congressional Chronicle407 viewsWitnesses testified on lessons learned by the Department of Defense over the preceding decade, and gave a comprehensive assessment of how those lessons might be applied in the future in ligh…
6,241 viewsLIVE U.S. House of Representatives 10a Morning Hour speeches Noon H.R. 1343 team.republicanwhip.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=176135-1049792 - To return unused or reclaimed funds …
View in Congressional Chronicle726 viewsThe House resumed their session to debate the Reid proposal to raise the debt ceiling under suspension of the rules. The proposal was defeated.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,796 viewsThe House approved the Republican debt and deficit reduction plan, which they call the Cut, Cap, and Balance Bill. The legislation requires $111 billion in spending reductions and establishe…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,486 viewsMichelle Flournoy and Admiral Mike Mullen testified about President Obama’s Afghanistan troop reduction plan. Admiral Mullen said he supported the president’s plan to reduce U.S. troops in A…
4,837 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year 2012 military construction and Veterans' Affairs spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,970 viewsThe House debated resolutions requiring the president to be in conformity with the War Powers Resolution with regard to troops in Libya.
View in Congressional Chronicle9,763 viewsThe House considered legislation on small business, graduate medical education funding, and defense programs. The medical education bill was intended to defund portions of the Affordable Car…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,117 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the milita…
284 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. Witnesses said news reports had shattered public trust in Arlington National Cemetery, and…
322 viewsColonel William Koch testified about interment practices and record keeping problems at Arlington National Cemetery. He spoke about his wife who was buried at the wrong location. A recent st…
319 viewsRep Crowley (D-NY) gave a silent one-minute speech during today’s House session.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,261 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.
232 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.
544 viewsHouse Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, surrounded by Republican members of the House Budget Committee, spoke to reporters about their party’s 2012 budget plan. The proposal sought more than…
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