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U.S. House of Representatives
View in Congressional Chronicle6,185 viewsMembers of the House took to the floor during the day to remember the men and women who were killed in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
123 viewsWitnesses testified about U.S. relations with Russia after Russia’s conflict with Georgia. They focused the history of U.S. interest in the region during the Cold War and subsequent breakup …
779 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on China on the eve of the Olympics.
1,643 viewsThe House debated a bill that would temporarily halt the federal government’s oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to reduce gas prices. Lawmakers also worked on a bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,024 viewsCongressional Republicans and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez spoke to the press about the House Democrat leadership’s decision to change the rules and block a vote on the Colomb…
75 viewsRep. Jackie Speier was sworn in by the House Speaker as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 12th District of California. In a special election April 8 she won the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,054 viewsU.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus testified on the current situation in Iraq. The witnesses largely reiterated their opening statements before the House Armed Services …
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