Newsmakers with Senator Patrick Leahy
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about the dispute between Republicans and Democrats over holding hearings before the presidential election on a nominee …
571 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about the dispute between Republicans and Democrats over holding hearings before the presidential election on a nominee …
571 viewsRepresentative Bill Flores (R-TX), chair of the Republican Study Committee, talked about disagreements among Republicans over a strategy to prevent a government shutdown at the end of Septem…
593 viewsDavid Herszenhorn reported by telephone from Kiev that despite calls from Russian President Putin to postpone a referendum vote in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists went to the polls …
283 viewsRepresentative Henry Waxman talked about Democratic Party plans to address Republican efforts to repeal the health care overhaul legislation. He also discussed Medicaid, Environmental Protec…
281 viewsSenator Lamar Alexander, the Republican Conference chairman, talked about congressional handling of the major issues, what’s ahead following the Memorial Day break, and the 2010 midterm elec…
196 viewsMr. Hreszenhorn spoke about the rare Saturday Senate session occuring later in the day to continue debate on health care legislation. He also talked about proceedural hurdles facing the Sena…
74 viewsDavid Herszenhorn, reporting by phone, talked about the announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate health care bill will include a public option.
63 viewsSenator Tom Harkin talked about health care legislation in Congress. He became chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 9, 2009, succeeding the late Senator …
162 viewsDavid Herszenhorn reported by phone on mark up on Senate Finance Committee legislation, scheduled to being the following day.
62 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on President-Elect Obama’s economic stimulus plan as it takes shape. David Herszenhorn talked about congressional reaction to President-Elect Barack…
59 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on President-Elect Obama’s economic stimulus plan as it takes shape. David Herszenhorn talked about congressional reaction to President-Elect Barack…
70 viewsDavid Herszenhorn talked about the dynamics of the House vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, why this bill failed, who the players were, and the next steps in the House and Sen…
84 viewsSenate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd talked by remote video about his legislation aimed at stabilizing the housing market, which Democrats hope the Senate …
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