Congressional leaders gathered at the 78th annual Washington Press Club Foundation dinner. Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Lisa McClain (R-MI) were the headline speakers. Senate Majority Leader…
50,324 viewsFormer Representative Jim Wright (D-TX) talked about his experiences as Speaker of the House. Following his remarks he and former colleagues talked about his speakership, political style, an…
218 viewsBoston Globe correspondent Bryan Bender and Wall Street Journal correspondent Janet Hook talked about the agenda for Congress in 2014 and the second half of the 113th Congress.
599 viewsFormer Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Senate Historian Richard Baker, and the Wall Journal's Capitol Hill reporter Janet Hook talked about the history of Senate procedures. Topics includ…
226 viewsPanelists spoke about the first 100 days of the 112th Congress. Among the topics they addressed were debate over continuing budget resolutions, comparisons with the Republican take over of C…
162 viewsJackie Koszczuk moderated an analysis of the results of the 2006 midterm elections. The panel focused on the new leaders in Washington, the likely impact of Democratic control of Congress on…
105 viewsThe Center for American Progress and American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies hosted a one day symposium on “Checks and Balances, Perspectives on American Demo…
44 viewsCongressional Quarterly hosted a forum where panelists talked about changes amongst the leaders and power players in Washington during the second term of the George W. Bush administration. O…
59 viewsPrior to the president’s annual State of the Union address to a joint session of congress, guests talked about the address, preparations for the event, and responded to viewer comments and q…
166 viewsJanet Hook of the Los Angeles Times spoke about Senate consideration of a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq.
26 viewsJanet Hook, reporter for the Los Angeles Times, spoke about the current legislative business in the Senate. She talked about defense appropriations, trade relations with China, and managed h…
36 viewsJanet Hook of the Los Angeles Times discussed the week in Congress, which included work on budget appropriations.
26 viewsMs. Hook talked about congressional activities over the past week, including campaign finance reform, congressional pay and transportation funding.
33 viewsSenators, journalists and congressional scholars discussed how the Republican agenda as defined in the “Contract with America” was altered in its course through the U.S. Senate. They also ex…
33 viewsVideo clips from the House and Senate and from an interview with Ms. Hook showed the Congress back in session after a recess.
32 viewsJanet Hook of the Los Angeles Times talked about Senate legislation for the remainder of the week and a possible recess by Friday.
39 viewsJanet Hook of Congressional Quarterly talked about the potential candidates for Senate Majority Leader, following the retirement announcement by Senator George Mitchell (D-ME).
85 viewsCorrespondents and congressional staff members spoke in a forum on reforming Congress during the convention of the American Political Science Association in Washington, DC. The panelists dis…
49 views49th annual congressional dinner sponsored by the National Press Club and the Washington Press Club Foundation. The annual dinner, which features self-mocking remarks by members of Congress …
129 viewsMs. Hook discussed recent proposals for reforming Congress. Ms. Hook wrote the recent cover story for Congressional Quarterly on congressional reform efforts.
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