Military Preparedness
Senator Reed and former foreign policy officials spoke to reporters about the status of the U.S. military, the affect of troop deployments on military readiness, and the potential impact on …
57 viewsSenator Reed and former foreign policy officials spoke to reporters about the status of the U.S. military, the affect of troop deployments on military readiness, and the potential impact on …
57 viewsSenate Minority Leader Reid and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke to reporters about the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, J…
141 viewsChairman Arlen Specter and other Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke to reporters about the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, …
182 viewsA tribute was held to honor the life and legacy of the late Robert F. Kennedy. His daughter Kerry Kennedy and Rep. Edward Markey hosted a reception at the Capital to commemorate what would h…
1,525 viewsDemocratic leaders spoke to reporters and responded to the president’s Veteran’s Day speech about Iraq. They said that the president’s speech had been misleading because he had claimed that …
64 viewsFollowing a visit to the Capitol Rotunda to pay respect to the late Rosa Parks, Senator Schumer spoke to reporters about the Judge Samuel Alito nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. He said …
80 viewsSenator Specter spoke to reporters about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. He discussed the nominee’s character, court rulings, and career qualifications. Follo…
48 viewsRepublican Senators and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito spoke to reporters about the nomination. The Senators spoke about the qualifications of the nominee and their hopes for …
248 viewsRepublican leaders responded to Democratic calls for legislation removing security clearances from officials whose actions had led to the revelation of classified information. Their remarks …
32 viewsSenator Schumer and Former Ambassador Wilson called for legislation to revoke security clearances of government officials found to have leaked classified information or information they shou…
101 viewsSenators Frist and McCain speak about the nomination of John Bolton to be the ambassador to United Nations and requests by Democratic senators for information from the White House on Mr. Bol…
41 viewsSenator Allen and others talked with reporters about pending federal judiciary nominations and Senate Republicans' proposal to preclude filibusters on such nominations. They answered reporte…
55 viewsSenator Strom Thurmond R-South Carolina, spoke to reporters about his time in the Senate and changes in the nation over his 40 years serving in the U.S. Senate.
161 viewsParticipants spoke to reporters about proposed regulations on tobacco sales that would require federal labeling and advertising guidelines. Following their remarks they answered questions fr…
84 viewsLieutenant Nichols and Mr. Rupert spoke to reporters about investigations into anthrax contamination and clean up efforts in the Senate Hart Office Building.
132 viewsTreasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and Senate Republican leaders talked with reporters about the tax rebate checks being mailed to taxpayers. They answered questions from members of the media a…
93 viewsOn the day that the Senate was scheduled to begin two weeks of debate on campaign finance reform, Senator Trent Lott(R-MS) talked about the issues and the process facing the Senate. He answ…
24 viewsTreasury Secretary Paul O’Neill delivered the Bush Administration’s proposed budget and tax cut for the next fiscal year. Republican congressional leaders talked to reporters about the impor…
51 viewsRepresentatives Armey and Portman briefed reporters about Republican tax cut legislation passed earlier this year. They claimed that the American people understands the legislation, “embraci…
34 viewsSenator Lott spoke about the Republican legislative agenda. Among the topics he discussed were tax cuts, agricultural relief and appropriations measures. After brief comments he answered que…
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