Law Enforcement and Race Relations
James Comey spoke about law enforcement and race relations. He urged police to get to know the communities they serve and talked about the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown i…
3,213 viewsJames Comey spoke about law enforcement and race relations. He urged police to get to know the communities they serve and talked about the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown i…
3,213 viewsLarry Summers and Ed Balls, chairs of the Inclusive Prosperity Commission (IPC), spoke about a report released by the IPC aimed at reinvigorating the middle class and reducing income inequal…
655 viewsPanelists at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy talked about the impact of the 2014 midterm elections and answered audience questions.
662 viewsBetsey Stevenson made opening remarks at a discussion on pay discrimination in the workplace. She outlined President Obama’s two executive orders he signed earlier in the day to address the …
790 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke at an awards ceremony for Georgetown graduate students in the university’s public policy school, despite her invitation meeting wi…
1,080 viewsHouse Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen talked about the 2011 federal spending and the President’s 2012 budget proposal. At the beginning of his remarks, he briefly spoke on t…
133 viewsPanelists talked about the challenges facing the newly elected governors in the face of strained state budgets, high unemployment, and a slow economic recovery. They also responded to questi…
231 viewsEd Montgomery and Ron Bloom spoke with reporters at the daily White House briefing about the effort to revive the U.S. auto industry. They said plans to sell the government’s share in Genera…
93 viewsAdministration officials, state leaders, and automobile industry representatives talked about the state of the automobile industry, the economy, and creating jobs within the U.S. They also t…
182 viewsEdward Montgomery talked about the scheduled shutdown of General Motors and Chrysler plants, the bankruptcy proceedings continuing for both companies, and the impact on communities. He respo…
120 viewsWitnesses examined the role of the Federal Government’s Auto Task Force in the restructuring of America’s automobile industry. This hearing is part of the Committee’s ongoing oversight of th…
315 viewsSecretary Herman talked about the accomplishments of the Clinton-Gore administration and bade farewell to department employees.
72 viewsThe House Government Reform Subcommittee heard testimony from economists and small business owners concerning the economic effects of raising the minimum wage. They focused their remarks on …
300 viewsEdward Montgomery, Economics Professor from the University of Maryland and Jerry Jasinowski, President of the National Association of Manufacturers addressed the question, “Where is the econ…
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