Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled a portrait honoring former Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). House and Senate leaders spoke about the character and legacy of former Speaker Boeh…
3,186 viewsCongressional leaders and Secretary of State John Kerry dedicated a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Roger Daltrey, leader singer of the band the Who, sang “Won’t Get…
672 viewsCongress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol in recognition of their “military service and exemplary record during World War II.” Former …
815 viewsHouse and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 1st Special Service Force for their role in the liberation of Europe in World War II. The 1st…
5,009 viewsHouse 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 Washi…
599 viewsMembers of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held an event honoring former astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin with the Congressional Gold Meda…
1,203 viewsHouse and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of the Monuments Men, a group of men and women who protected and recovered historical sites and …
573 viewsFormer Senator Edward William Brooke was honored as the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate, where he represented Massachusetts as a Republican …
847 viewsHouse and Senate leaders spoke at an official commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War in the Capitol Visitor Center. They were joined by Defense Secretary Ashto…
1,406 viewsHouse and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to professional golfer Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his many contributions to the game of golf and his servi…
2,296 viewsHouse and Senate leaders spoke at a ceremony House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held to sign bipartisan Medicare “doc fix” legislation, H.R. 2, that permanently replaces the sustainable growt…
390 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi dedicated a statue to the late Barry Goldwat…
874 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other members of Congress urged President Obama to sign a bill authorizing construction of the Keystone …
1,143 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke to reporters and answered their questions at a party retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They discusse…
1,220 viewsHouse and Senate leaders honored the fallen heroes of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by presenting a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the memorial sites. The medals were accept…
618 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 Soviet…
1,662 viewsHouse and Senate leaders posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights A…
2,230 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 th…
1,232 viewsHouse and Senate leaders held a ceremony to honor Native American code talkers. They told the stories of some of the members of Native American tribes who served in WWI and WWII, using their…
1,934 viewsHouse members and President Obama attended a memorial service in Statuary Hall for the late Speaker Thomas S. Foley.
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