Virtual Currencies
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing onvirtual currencies. The chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading…
31,918 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing onvirtual currencies. The chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading…
31,918 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing to consider the impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families. Witnesses included a mother who lost two of…
14,786 viewsSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) delayed a vote on the two-year budget deal because of increasing budget caps and a raising of the national debt. He said the government could be funded in another…
View in Congressional Chronicle14,214 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gave an uninterrupted speech of over eight hours, saying she would not leave the floor until Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) agreed to allow a vote on a bill that addresses the plight…
View in Congressional Chronicle13,541 viewsDefense Secretary James Mattis joined White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for a briefing from the White House. He remarked on a budget deal announced in the Senate that would lift spending caps put in place by the 2011…
11,436 viewsPresident Trump joined lawmakers, religious leaders, and others for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke about the role his faith…
9,473 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle9,274 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills: H.R. 772, on nutritional labeling; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act; and H.R. 4771, regarding small banking regulations. The rule also allows…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,034 viewsThe House voted 240-186 to fund the government through March 23 and have a two-year federal budget. The bill would next go to President Trump.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,642 viewsAt the daily White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the President Trump was not looking for a government shutdown, she but stressed that if Democrats continued threatening with one,…
3,575 viewsThe Senate voted 71-28 to fund the government through March 23 and passed a two-year federal budget. Funding expired at midnight on February 8. The bill was then sent to the House for a…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,397 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,047 viewsWhite House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah briefed reporters and responded to questions about the abuse allegations against former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter. He…
2,995 viewsDefense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair General Paul Selva testified at a hearing on the Pentagon’s national defense strategy and the 2018 nuclear posture review. Secretary…
2,701 viewsPresident Trump met with law enforcement officials, lawmakers, and members of his cabinet to discuss immigration policy and the MS-13 gangs. He told the group that he would support a…
2,284 viewsAt his weekly press briefing, House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was committed to a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program but stressed that in order to shift to a DACA…
2,057 viewsSenate leaders reached a two-year spending deal that would increase the federal budget by nearly $300 billion, with Pentagon funds rising $80 billion and domestic spending by$63 billion in…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,985 viewsSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) objected to the two-year budget deal because of increasing budget caps and a raising of the national debt. Senator Paul said the government can be funded in another…
1,977 viewsA House subcommittee held a hearing on the procedures for investigating senior leader misconduct in the military. Among the witnesses were the inspectors general of the Army, Navy, Air…
1,952 viewsSeveral African-American women journalists, including April Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor, Nia-Malika Henderson and Darlene Superville, talked about their experiences covering the Trump…
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