Videos

The House Budget Committee gathered for its first of two days of scheduled meetings to consider legislation for the 2019 federal budget. The Republican leadership said the resolution would…

A House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee held a hearing on the findings of a 2018 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting NASA cost and schedule overruns, and ways to address…

Shai Akabas talked about a report by the Treasury Department showing that the federal deficit so far for fiscal year 2018 reached $532 billion in May, 23 percent higher than the same period…

The chairs of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified at a hearing on their agencies' respective fiscal year 2019 budget requests. Some of the…

Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a joint hearing to consider the 10-year old Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and it subsequent offshoot program, the Hardest Hit…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee about President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for her department. She answered questions on…

The House debated a $15 billion rescissions bill, which would could spending for fiscal year 2018, nearly half of which would come from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).…

Acting Chair of the Armed Services Committee James Inhofe (R-OK) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced and outlined the major provisions of the fiscal year 2019 Defense programs…

Jessica Lucas Judy talked about redundant federal programs and their cost to American taxpayers. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, which is devoted to a federal…

Ryan McCrimmon previewed upcoming House debate on its first federal spending bills for fiscal year 2019.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified on the space agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He discussed some of NASA’s projects,…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch held a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget for the U.S. Congress Office of Compliance. Susan Grundmann, the…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. At the top of the hearing, Secretary Pompeo read a…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter testified on the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget for the department. Secretary Mnuchin testified first on the agency’s…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified on the bureau’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. He was also asked about Chinese telecom company ZTE and concerns that its technology could be used…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his agency’s budget request for the 2019 fiscal year. Topics included U.S. diplomatic strategy, the proposed…

During this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, one of the approved amendments included the creation of a…

During this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testified at a Senate hearing on his agency’s budget request for fiscal year 2019. While most Republican members of the panel…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified on his department’s fiscal year 2019 budget reques. He also talked about efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the high cost of…