2000 Republican National Convention Day 4
On the fourth and final day of the convention themed a “president with a purpose,” participants expressed their support for Governor Bush and talked about several issues, including Social Se…
4,630 viewsOn the fourth and final day of the convention themed a “president with a purpose,” participants expressed their support for Governor Bush and talked about several issues, including Social Se…
4,630 viewsFormer Representative Henry Bonilla (R-TX), a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform, talked about his group’s recommendations to break political gridlock in…
342 viewsPanelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…
458 viewsOn the third day of the convention themed “prosperity with a purpose,” participants talked about maintaining a strong economy. Among the issues they discussed were tax relief, welfare reform…
2,333 viewsHouse and Senate conferees meet to propose and vote on various amendments to the proposed fiscal year 2006 emergency war and hurricane relief supplemental appropriations bill.
166 viewsRepresentative Bonilla talked about President’s Bush address the previous night on immigration reform. He was a first generation Mexican-American whose southwest Texas district runs along th…
59 viewsActing Commissioner Von Eschenbach and others testified about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Food and Drug Administration. Topics included the rapid development of safer, more …
128 viewsA hearing was held on preparedness and response by the State of Louisiana to Hurricane Katrina. Two panels testified about emergency responses to Hurricane Katrina, the status of recovery ef…
858 viewsThe Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina held a hearing, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Mis…
535 viewsThe House approved the conference report to H.R. 2744, a $100 billion agriculture appropriation for fiscal year 2006. Among the items agreed to in the conferenced version of the bill was a h…
View in Congressional Chronicle318 viewsSecretary Chertoff testified about funding for FEMA and the agency’s ability to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said that inadequate funding had hampered federal responses…
162 viewsThe House passed a bill that bars obesity lawsuits against restaurants and manufacturers in both federal and state courts.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,595 viewsRepublican Representatives spoke to reporters about recent action by the House Ethics Committee. The committee exonerated Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX) of charges that he illegally solici…
76 viewsAttorney General Alberto Gonzales delivered the keynote speech at the inaugural Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Hispanic Heritage Month Gala at the Washington, D.C. Hilton…
61 viewsIn a morning session of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and recovery effor…
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