House Session
The House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,726 viewsThe House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,726 viewsThe House considered several bills and resolutions.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,500 viewsWitnesses testified about aviation safety concerns and unsafe flying conditions following recent volcanic eruptions in Alaska and Iceland.
382 viewsThe House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,575 viewsWitnesses testified on the condition of small business and commercial real estate lending in local markets. Obama administration officials talked about a proposed transfer of $30 billion dol…
265 viewsThe committee continued debating amendments, all having to do with exemptions for smaller banks and credit unions. There were votes at the end of this section on the Republican substitute an…
158 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…
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View in Congressional Chronicle3,575 viewsThe House considered a new $6 billion school reconstruction program requiring many renovations to use green technology that meet energy star criteria. Energy Star is an international standar…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,709 viewsWitnesses testified about the Federal Housing Administration’s oversight of loan originators. Topics included the FHA’s approval of new lenders and mortgage brokers, monitoring of lender/bro…
558 viewsA bipartisan group of newly-elected members of Congress participated in a roundtable discussion on the economic crisis and what Congress can and should do. The speakers included economists a…
926 viewsCandidates participated in a televised debate and responded to questions from a moderator.
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