Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …
684 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…
973 viewsIRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…
1,207 viewsSenator Rick Scott (R-FL) and several other Republican senators held a news conference to express their support for House Republicans on negotiations over the debt limit.
584 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…
5,676 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it…
1,977 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra said the Biden admin…
452 viewsThe Senate passed legislation extending funding through March 11, 2022. Members recessed, subject to the call of the chair.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,444 viewsSenator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senate Republican colleagues spoke to reporters about President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.
1,040 viewsThe Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, thus avoiding a shutdown ahead of a December 3 deadline. An amendment to the measur…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,476 viewsThe Senate voted to extend the debt limit through December 3, 2021. The Treasury Department had indicated that the nation would reach its borrowing limit in 11 days without congressional act…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,881 viewsMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Republican senators addressed the federal debt limit during a press conference at the Capitol.
1,162 viewsThe Senate continued work on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, passing an amendment that would make changes to the underlying legislation. Members also voted 68-29 to invoke cl…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,089 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified about President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request at a virtual Senate Finance Committee hearing. Lawmakers asked about rising inflation rates,…
680 viewsSenator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and several other Republican colleagues held a news conference to discuss Democratic spending proposals.
698 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department.…
1,055 viewsPresident Trump held a roundtable discussion with border and immigration officials in McAllen, Texas. Also present were family members of victims of violence perpetrated by undocumented migr…
3,955 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. Regarding President Trump’s threat to s…
471 viewsMajority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke to reporters following their weekly lunch with caucus members. Senator McConnell outlined the S…
914 viewsSenate Republicans spoke with reporters following their party’s weekly policy luncheon. Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) called the president’s fiscal year 2018 budget, which arrived on Capi…
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