Iraq Issues
Senators Levin and Reed spoke to reporters about U.S. policy in Iraq. They talked about an upcoming meeting of several Iraqi leaders on the political future of the country and the ability of…
42 viewsSenators Levin and Reed spoke to reporters about U.S. policy in Iraq. They talked about an upcoming meeting of several Iraqi leaders on the political future of the country and the ability of…
42 viewsFormer Secretary Baker and Former Representative Hamilton testified about the report of the Iraq Study Group on its bipartisan effort to rethink military and political options in Iraq. Among…
207 viewsThe Iraq Study Group reported to members of the Senate on its bipartisan effort to rethink military and political options in Iraq. Democratic senators spoke to the press in the Ohio Clock Co…
180 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Robert M. Gates as secretary of the De…
View in Congressional Chronicle262 viewsRobert Gates testified about his nomination as Secretary of Defense. The hearing focused on the conduct of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the future U.S. military ro…
679 viewsGeneral Hayden and General Maples testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on operations in Iraq and future military commitment to the region. They spoke about the security sit…
166 viewsGeneral Abizaid testified about U.S. military operations in Iraq, security concerns in the country, the state of sectarian violence, and future U.S. strategy in the region. In his testimony …
345 viewsThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Susan E. Dudley to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a…
122 viewsSenator Levin spoke about his agenda for the Senate Armed Services Committee in January 2007, when he expected to take the chair of the committee. Among the issues he addressed were Iraq pol…
55 viewsSenator Stabenow and Governor Granholm thanked supporters for their assistance in successful re-election campaigns in Michigan.
227 viewsSenator Levin, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke to reporters about security in Iraq and his recent trip to the country. In his remarks talked about the levels of …
42 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 5631, the Department of Defense Approp…
View in Congressional Chronicle676 viewsDemocratic Senators respond to the speech about combating terrorism that President Bush made earlier in the day. They also comment on the situation in Iraq and revelations published in a boo…
61 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.3930, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and passed it as amended. The…
View in Congressional Chronicle771 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act. Brief video interruption at 0954.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,271 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. At 5:20 p.m. the Senate proceeded to executive session and confirmed the nomination of Francisco A. Besosa to be U.S. District …
View in Congressional Chronicle201 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an assistant attorney general.
View in Congressional Chronicle87 viewsCommittee members considered legislation on the operation of military commissions and the detention of suspected terrorists by the U.S. The committee rejected a proposed version offered by t…
84 viewsSecretary Chertoff and others testified about homeland security plans for the next five years. Topics included Homeland Security Department accomplishments in the past five years, finding we…
240 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Sente began consideration of H.R.4954, the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act.
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