House Session, Part 2
The House considered several small business-related bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle365 viewsThe House considered several small business-related bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle365 views2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held his primary night celebration at the University of South Carolina. He delivered remarks to supporters after being declared the winner of…
5,918 views“Republicans can’t count their own votes, so instead, they count on us,” said Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) as she and House Democratic leadership discussed their legislative agenda d…
557 viewsDuring a Washington Post virtual event, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) talked about the Democratic Party’s messaging for 2024. He highlighted the Biden administration’s efforts to curb inflation …
447 viewsVice President Kamala Harris campaigned at South Carolina University just one day before the state’s democratic primary race. In her remarks, she highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’…
1,442 viewsPresident Biden was the featured speaker at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s “First-in-the-Nation” dinner and celebration in Columbia. He promoted his accomplishments from his first thr…
2,593 viewsLibrarian of Congress' Carla Hayden hosted a conversation marking President Harry Truman’s desegregation of the United States military with Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948. Her guests …
391 viewsSpeaker Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ), and others spoke at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former baseball player Larry Doby.
962 viewsThe House approved legislation that limits agency rulemaking authority. (H.R. 357). Later, during special order speeches, a bipartisan group of members spoke in favor of passing aid to suppo…
View in Congressional Chronicle277 viewsVice President Harris filed official paperwork for herself and President Biden to appear on South Carolina’s Democratic primary ballot at the state’s Democratic Party headquarters in Columbi…
670 viewsRep. James Clyburn (D-SC) spoke to the media following the first vote to elect a speaker to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted from the post on October 3. Neither R…
138 viewsReps. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) spoke to reporters on the steps of the Capitol after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost twenty Republicans on the first ballot for speaker.
36 viewsIn June 2023, the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, held its opening ceremony. The Charleston wharf was the disembarkation point for many enslaved Africans…
121 viewsMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
632 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,687 viewsA statue of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune was dedicated as part of Congress’s National Statuary Hall. She is the first African American to be represented in the coll…
1,234 viewsFormer Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is bei…
250 viewsThe House debated the rule for three measures, one of which would find the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects for fiscal year 2024. The other two concern Senat…
View in Congressional Chronicle409 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,213 viewsThe House debated two measures. One would repeal a Department of Education rule on federal student loan forgiveness. The other would override President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing…
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