Capitol Hill Stories
Tim Curran, Editor at Roll Call, spoke about potential candidates to chair the Democratic National Committee, the intelligence reform and omnibus spending bills, and the assignment of congre…
31 viewsTim Curran, Editor at Roll Call, spoke about potential candidates to chair the Democratic National Committee, the intelligence reform and omnibus spending bills, and the assignment of congre…
31 viewsNational Correspondent for Knight Ridder, James Kuhnhenn, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the 108th Congress, details of the intelligence and omnibus bills, as well as Ho…
53 viewsJournalist Richard Cohen talked about the 108th Congress, which included updates on the intelligence and omnibus bills, as well as House and Senate leadership elections, and rules changes fo…
56 viewsDemocratic leaders spoke to reporters about their agenda for the lame-duck session of Congress, the makeup of the 109th Congress, and the results of the 2004 elections. They also answered qu…
73 viewsTim Curran of Roll Call spoke about legislative issues including recent Congressional action on federal spending, the potential for an omnibus spending bill during the next Congressional ses…
24 viewsRoll Call Senior Editor Ed Henry talked about current political events and news of the day, which focused on the congressional agenda. Among the issues discussed were the Unborn Victims of V…
34 viewsMinority Leader Senator Tom Daschle and US Minority Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi talked about Democratic views and priorities. Among the issues addressed were the state of the union, t…
62 viewsHouse Minority Leader, Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California), and House Minority Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), briefed reporters on their goals for the 2004 legislative session. …
56 viewsSenate minority leader Tom Daschle and House minority leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi talked with reporters about the 2003 session of Congress. They criticized the Republican-led Congress for not s…
104 viewsRepublican Senate leadership speak about their successes and disappointments during the legislative session. Among their accomplishments, they highlighted the Medicare prescription drug bill…
46 viewsJonathan Kaplan of The Hill, reported on the Congressional agenda for the rest of the year and how soon it might be completed. The main issues were the Medicare bill, the energy bill, and sp…
23 viewsRepresentative Majette talked about her experiences as a freshman member and her aspirations for the new Congress.
67 viewsRepresentative Thaddeus McCotter (R-Michigan) talked about his experiences as a freshman member and his aspirations in the new Congress.
90 viewsSenator Tom Harkin(D-IA) talked about his perspective on the 108th Congress, and Senator Zell Miller’s decision not to seek re-election in 2004. He responded to audience telephone calls, fax…
31 viewsSenators spoke to reporters about the Democratic agenda for the Senate. Senator Daschle also spoke about his decision not to run for president in 2004. Following their remarks they answered …
120 viewsMembers of the Congressional Hispanic caucus took a ceremonial oath of office on the first day of the new Congress.
37 viewsAs part of the Opening of the 108th Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus held this swearing in ceremony for Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) as the new Chairman of the Black C…
166 viewsFreshmen Republican senators spoke to reporters about their legislative agenda on the first day of Congressional proceedings.
177 viewsVice President Cheney posed with Senators during ceremonial swearing-in ceremonies in the Old Senate Chamber.
268 viewsRepresentative Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) spoke about his perspectives on coming to Washington, his legislative agenda, and expectations for serving in Congress.
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