Vote on Elena Kagan Confirmation
Committee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements commi…
1,384 viewsCommittee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements commi…
1,384 viewsIn the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, members and the nomine…
6,235 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on President Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Members delivered their opening statements on the nomination, ou…
2,783 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.…
8,790 viewsAttorney General Holder testified about Justice Department operations and other issues. Among the topics he addressed were trials for defendants in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, …
645 viewsWitnesses testified on inter-agency communication, and effective use of anti-terrorism tools. Among the topics addressed were measures taken following the attempted bombing of Northwest Flig…
429 viewsThe Senate proceeded with debate on amendments to H.R. 3590, the health care bill. The previous day, the Senate passed an amendment providing preventive health services for women and another…
View in Congressional Chronicle584 viewsAttorney General Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. Among the topics addressed was the decision to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York City, the shooti…
398 viewsFBI Director Robert Mueller testified about bureau operations and programs, including mortgage fraud investigations, the terror alert system, counterterrorism operations, health care and Med…
852 viewsCommittee members spoke about the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements committee mem…
59,591 viewsIn the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice David Souter, members and the nominee presented o…
18,284 viewsAttorney General Holder testified about Justice Department operations. Much of the questioning focused on counterterrorism efforts and plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay…
605 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She spoke about border security, Mexican efforts to control drug violence in border towns, and U…
252 viewsA hearing was held on the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation to evaluate the impact of the merger on competition and consumer rights. Witnesses discussed the potential impact on…
20,364 viewsThe Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,131 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to recommend confirmation of Eric H. Holder, Jr., as attorney general. Committee members spoke about the rationale for their votes both before and a…
403 viewsAttorney General Mukasey testified about Justice Department operations. Among the topics he addressed were national security issues, privacy concerns surrounding investigation techniques exp…
1,125 viewsA joint hearing of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Special Aging Committee was held on pending legislation tha…
546 viewsOil company executives testified about the relationship between the price of crude oil and the consumer price of gasoline. Among the issues they addressed were the impact of market speculati…
2,249 viewsDemocratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala held at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. Members o…
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