Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request “details a blueprint” that builds on the progress of his economic agenda. Appearing before…
1,475 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the Department of Agriculture (USDA) operations and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill. Topics…
628 viewsAgriculture Department officials testified on nutrition programs in the 2023 farm bill. Topics included the methodology for determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
1,201 viewsIn an 81-14 vote, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution repealing a District of Columbia law reducing penalties for certain crimes, including carjackings, burglaries, and robberies. Lawmakers…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,474 viewsHealth care executives testified on community health centers before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Topics included reauthorizing…
613 viewsAgriculture Undersecretaries Alexis Taylor and Jenny Moffitt joined Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to testify in…
776 viewsSenators spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door briefing on the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon and other high-altitude objects over the past week. Several of them called on President…
21,173 viewsSenator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Christopher Murphy (D-CT) spoke to reporters following a closed-door briefing on the Chinese spy balloon program following last week’s incursion over the…
36 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…
295 viewsThe Senate continued work on President Biden’s executive and judicial nominations. Several senators came to the floor to make speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle422 viewsMental health practitioners, educators and students testified on the mental health needs of kids and teenagers before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on…
895 viewsPioneering aviator Amelia Earhart’s statue joined one of former President Dwight Eisenhower in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection to represent Kansas. House Speaker Nancy…
129 viewsThe Senate approved two House-passed measures. One funds the government for one week through December 23, and other is the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policies bill. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,966 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 Congress “to act promptly to…
1,883 viewsThe Senate confirmed Maria del R. Antongiorgi-Jordan’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Puerto Rico. In a 62-36 vote, members also approved a resolution to end the COVID-19…
View in Congressional Chronicle921 viewsA panel of scientists and academics discussed the risks and benefits of gain of function research before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats.…
13,122 viewsWomen’s health care advocates testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Among the…
1,322 viewsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other top…
3,336 viewsThe Senate continued debate on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
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