Health Care Law Implementation
Donald Berwick testified on implementation of the health care law and patient protection provisions for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. This was Mr. Berwick’s first appearance before lawma…
682 viewsDonald Berwick testified on implementation of the health care law and patient protection provisions for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. This was Mr. Berwick’s first appearance before lawma…
682 viewsFinancial experts testified on the growing number of Americans continuing to work following retirement. They addressed the effect of this trend on Social Security and Medicare, talked about …
1,133 viewsSenator Bunning (R-KY) delivered a farewell speech in the Senate.
258 viewsThe Senate failed to move forward on several measures, one dealing with immigration and another that creates a fund for first responders with health issues as a result of the terrorist attac…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,748 viewsCongressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf called the U.S. economic recovery “anemic” and projected that unemployment in the U.S. would not fall below eight percent before 2012. …
299 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General’s report titled “Investigation of the SEC’s Resp…
2,136 viewsEconomists testified on the state of the U.S. economy, the impact of the recession, and prospects for economic recovery. They also talked about the size of the budget deficit, unemployment r…
603 viewsHeads of oversight bodies responsible for tracking the use of taxpayer dollars and ensuring transparency in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) program testified on the successes of the…
368 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…
1,044 viewsThe Senate voted to extend jobless benefits.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,967 viewsAccountants and economists testified about allowing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to expire and the potential impact on individual and corporate tax rates. Among the issues addressed were the s…
351 viewsThe Senate approved the financial regulations conference report.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,781 viewsCommerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk testified on U.S.-China trade issues. Among the topics they addressed was the valuation of the yuan and China’s promi…
213 viewsThe Senate confirmed several nominations for U.S. District Courts.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,757 viewsFinancial markets experts testified on the causes and lessons learned from the May 6, 2010, stock market plunge. Among the issues they addressed were whether companies might have violated a …
315 viewsOfficials testified on the causes and lessons learned from the May 6, 2010, stock market plunge. Among the issues they addressed were whether companies might have violated a legal duty to co…
443 viewsThe committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Alan D. Bersin to be commissioner of customs and border protection, Department of Homeland Security. He was introduced by Sena…
562 viewsTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified about a proposed fee on large financial institutions, commonly referred to as the bank tax. He urged Congress to impose a 10-year, $90 billion f…
328 viewsSpeeches by Sen Chris Dobb and Sen Jim Bunning about recent Financial Regulations.
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