Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle934 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle934 viewsIn a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,606 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Joint Economic Committee on the country’s economic outlook. She told committee members the economic recovery was “broad based” both do…
884 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued its fourth day of debate on the Republican tax reform bill. In this portion, Democrats offered amendments on tax subsidies for green energy proje…
2,510 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued for a third day marking up the Republican tax reform plan. In this portion, members considered several amendments including one to repeal the “Ca…
235 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued for a third day marking up the Republican tax reform plan. During this morning into the early afternoon portion, members debated and considered n…
2,344 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up the House Republican tax reform bill. In this second part of the first day of an anticipated four-day proceeding, members posed questions ab…
4,999 viewsKevin Hassett appeared before the Joint Economic Committee to give the Trump administration’s perspective on the need for tax reform to boost job creation and economic growth. He explained s…
696 viewsThe House continued work on a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overhaul the …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,269 viewsA House Ways and Means subcommittee heard from a panel on their recommendations for simplifying the tax code. Witnesses included Bill Archer, a former U.S. representative (R-TX) who once cha…
560 viewsThe House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,303 viewsFollowing the House vote break, the hearing continued with questioning by the ranking Democrat of the House Ways and Means subcommittee, Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI).
575 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the Trump administration’s trade policy agenda.Topics included renegotiating the North Amer…
1,214 viewsAt a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request for his department. In addition to talking about the…
1,101 viewsThe House approved a resolution expressing gratitude for the three Capitol Police officers who responded to the shooting at the congressional Republican baseball practice. Members also appro…
View in Congressional Chronicle707 viewsWitnesses that included Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) testified at a hearing on the opioid crisis and other forms of drug abuse and their possible relationship to economic factors. M…
1,358 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the president’s fiscal year 2018 budget request.
479 viewsCorporate executives testified at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on the potential impacts and supposed benefits of new tax policy on jobs and the economy.
1,119 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,542 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, which makes the position register of copyrights into a presidential appointment subject to Senate con…
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