Following one-minute speeches, the House considered three tax-related bills under suspension of the rules. The chamber also debated a rule governing debate on two additional tax bills, inclu…
View in Congressional Chronicle857 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a ceremonial swearing-in for members of the 114th Congress.
2,581 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellenn testified at a Joint Economic Committee hearing about the state of the U.S. economy. She said that she expected economic activity to move at a faster pace…
5,164 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,473 viewsBureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen testified before the Joint Economic Committee on the March 2014 employment report released that day. The report revealed the unemploymen…
786 views1) H.R. 3304-To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the US Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to au…
View in Congressional Chronicle516 viewsMinority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and other House Democrats representing areas close to Washington, D.C., held a news conference on the shutdown of the federal government. Several federal wor…
331 viewsFormer chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama gave an assessment of the health of the U.S. economy, why growth in the economy continues to remain …
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