House Session
The House voted to repeal the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy by a 250-175 vote.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,138 viewsThe House voted to repeal the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy by a 250-175 vote.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,138 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills including a suspension bill re-designating the Longfellow National Historic Site as the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Hist…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,034 viewsPresidential advisers from both parties talked about presidential decision-making during unexpected crises such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina. They also r…
238 viewsCandidates for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, Representative Joseph Cao (R) and Cedric Richmond (D), were shown campaigning. Reporter Clancy DuBos and Representative Cao talked abou…
245 viewsRepublican lawmakers and others spoke at the National Log Cabin Republican dinner. They spoke about inclusion of gay and lesbian voters in the Republican Party, as well as issues such as the…
487 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle13,255 viewsSecretary Janet Napolitano testified before the committee about the fiscal year 2011 Homeland Security Department budget. In her testimony she spoke about a number of issues including the de…
478 viewsThe House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders t…
View in Congressional Chronicle34,475 viewsA Government Accountability Office auditor, the Interior Department’s inspector general, the president of Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish, and the executive director of the Project on Governmen…
308 viewsThe House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,681 viewsCongressional members from Louisiana spoke about their concerns about recovery from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the first meeting of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater…
132 viewsThe House considered several bills and resolutions.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,497 viewsOil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…
5,204 viewsThe House continued work on a bill establishing a $30 billion fund to be used for loans for small businesses.
View in Congressional Chronicle9,357 viewsThe House took up a couple of small business bills. One establishes a $30 billion fund to lend to small businesses, and another provides various tax cuts and incentives.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,080 viewsThe House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…
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