Videos

Mr. Bernanke spoke about the U.S. economic outlook. In his remarks he talked about inflation, the state of the housing market, and the health of the U.S. automobile industry. He was introduc…

Rep. Charles Rangel, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, was interviewed about the Democratic Party agenda for the 110th Congress. He discussed pieces of legislation that h…

Participating by telephone from New York City, Rep. Rangel talked about his view of the Democrats' agenda and what he foresees for President Bush’s tax cuts. He is the ranking member of the …

Members of Congress and several mayors discussed the topic, “Crime in the Cities: America’s Mayors Fight Back.” Topics included murders, crime statistics, police departments, and gun regist…

Telephone lines were open for comments from viewers. Representative Charlie Rangel spoke by telephone about his statement the previous day that he would leave Congress if the Democrats di…

The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to review the impact of current and proposed border security and immigration policies on the costs and administration of certain entitlement progr…

Participants talked about media portrayals of the black community, the role of the black media, biases in editorial decision-making, the experiences of black journalists, and depictions of s…

The House debated overriding President Bush’s veto of stem cell legislation.

During a portion of the session the House debated and passed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years on a vote of 390 to 33.

The Society held a dinner celebrating the history of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and the significant role it plays in American public finance and federal reven…

The House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set for…

Campaign for America’s Future held a rally to extend the Medicare Part D enrollment deadline. Seniors, nurses, and pharmacists, as well as labor leaders and Democratic leaders talked about t…