House Session
The House held the final day of the First Session of the 111th Congress, unless the Senate passes a health care bill before adjourning. The House passed 2010 Defense spending legislation, in…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,567 viewsThe House held the final day of the First Session of the 111th Congress, unless the Senate passes a health care bill before adjourning. The House passed 2010 Defense spending legislation, in…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,567 viewsHouse Republican leaders talked about legislation they introduced that would require a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate to increase the national debt ceiling, the legal limit…
987 viewsFollowing a bipartisan meeting on jobs programs with President Obama, Republican leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions about job creation proposals.
56 viewsThe Economist held its first “The World In” conference and featured predictions about the trends and events that will shape 2010. Topics included the job market and the unemployment rate at …
84 viewsHouse Minority Whip Eric Cantor talked about Republican proposals to create jobs and lower the deficit. The proposals include new requirements of unemployment recipients, tax and regulation …
59 viewsThe House debated and passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,230 viewsHouse Republicans joined thousands of “tea party” protesters in a gathering on the West Front of the Capitol days before the House was expected to vote on the bill. Speakers criticized House…
1,766 viewsThe House approved a bill extending unemployment benefits and expanding the first-time home buyers tax credit. Members also began work on legislation broadening the Department of Homeland’s …
View in Congressional Chronicle13,232 viewsThe House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,922 viewsHouse Republican leaders reacted to the House Democrats' health care reform bill.
375 viewsRepresentatives Boehner, Michaud, and Cantor delivered One Minute Speeches on health care.
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