Senate Session, Part 1
The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,433 viewsThe Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,433 viewsWitnesses testified at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on ways to improve capital access for small business owners in underserved communities. Topics included …
334 viewsThe Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,041 viewsAgriculture Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young and others testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on ways to improve research programs in …
654 viewsCommodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the collapse and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He called on Congr…
1,925 viewsColette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testified on oversight of the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators questioned her on reports of sexual abuse comm…
1,879 viewsThe Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, which aims to give oversight of the cryptocurrency industry to the Commodity Futures Tradi…
718 viewsPeiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on his concerns with the company’s privacy and security policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony cam…
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on his concerns with the company’s privacy and security policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony cam…
21 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray focused on the rise in violent crime during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, stressing to lawmakers the issue is a “real problem” nationwide and …
16,041 viewsSmall Business Administration (SBA) Associate Administrator Patrick Kelley testified at a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on why the agency stopped processing COVID-19 Economic Injur…
856 viewsDuring testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on civilian access to military-style assault weapons, Highland Park, Illinois, Mayor Nancy Rotering called on Congress to immediately…
1,999 viewsState and Defense Department officials testified on instability in the Sahel, an African region south of the Sahara Desert stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Members of the S…
1,008 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal concerns following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jacson Women’s Health Organization. The outcome of that case brought th…
52,138 views“February 24 fundamentally changed the perspective of both Finland and Sweden,” said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, referring to the Russian i…
822 viewsThe Senate approved 84-14 a House-passed bill to expand access for VA health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances. Members also advanced the nominations of An…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,152 viewsA father who lost his son in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, mass school shooting, a pediatrician, and the Phoenix police chief were among a group of people who testified before the Senate Judic…
1,239 viewsRepresentative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and others held a news conference to urge the Senate to bring the House-passed EQUAL Act to the floor for a vote. The bill …
581 viewsFormer Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, whose mother was killed in the mass shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, said if there is nothing lawmakers are willing to do to end domest…
4,881 viewsSenators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke at a Students Demand Action rally to call for changes to gun laws after several dea…
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