Benghazi Consulate Attack Report, Part 1
State Department Deputy Secretaries William Burns and Thomas Nides testified on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They deta…
1,449 viewsState Department Deputy Secretaries William Burns and Thomas Nides testified on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They deta…
1,449 viewsWitnesses testified on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda’s involvement in the eastern Congo, where U.N. Security Council experts had alleged Rwandan suppo…
8,434 viewsDomestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and understanding of the disease, the cost of the disease, li…
51,801 viewsMembers of Congress from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware spoke about damage and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy. During their comments several me…
1,684 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. Business included debating the normalization of trade relations with Russia, including the possibility of sanctions if human rights violations w…
View in Congressional Chronicle179 viewsH.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 1) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 2) H.Con.Res. 127 - Expressing the sen…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,405 viewsLegislative Business, 19 bills under Suspension of the Rules
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,672 viewsWitnesses testified on ongoing developments concerning Chen Guancheng case, the blind Chinese human rights activist seeking asylum in the United States after trying to escape persecution in …
910 viewsThe House worked on commerce, justice and science appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle24,401 viewsWitnesses testified at an emergency hearing on recent developments concerning Chinese blind dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from his 19 month house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in China…
3,780 viewsA ceremony was held honoring Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ), who died on March 6, 2012, from colon cancer at the age of 77. Following Presentation of the Colors and invocation, congressi…
509 viewsWitnesses testified on U.S. policy toward North Korea and possible security risks posed by the country’s new regime, and a recent failed rocket launch. They also talked about China’s support…
366 viewsOne Minute Speeches (5 per side) Complete Consideration of H.R. 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Stephen Fincher / Financial Services Co…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,108 viewsRepresentatives voted on H.R. 4105, the tariffs for non-market economies bill. They paid tribute to Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), who died earlier in the day of cancer.
View in Congressional Chronicle568 viewsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on her department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request.
9,294 viewsOne Minute Speeches (15 per side) Complete Consideration of H.R. 3408 - Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act,…
View in Congressional Chronicle679 viewsThe wives of Chinese dissidents testified on their husbands' stories before the commission on China’s human rights abuses. Geng Ho detailed some of the horrific abuses endured by her husband…
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