Congress and Bipartisanship
The Washington Center and the Bipartisan Policy Center co-hosted a discussion on bipartisanship in the Republican-led 114th Congress. Participants included former Agriculture Secretary Dan G…
368 viewsThe Washington Center and the Bipartisan Policy Center co-hosted a discussion on bipartisanship in the Republican-led 114th Congress. Participants included former Agriculture Secretary Dan G…
368 viewsFormer members of Congress talked about the results of the 2014 midterm elections and their likely impact on Congress. Topics included tea party movement members of the House and Senate. …
540 viewsPanelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…
455 viewsHealth policy experts discussed the implementation of the health care law. The speakers talked about the latest reports on problems with the part of the HealthCare.gov insurance exchange Web…
538 viewsCurrent and former members of Congress, journalists, and policy experts participated in a role-playing simulation. They responded to hypothetical scenarios related to the global economy, seq…
600 viewsFormer Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) and former Representatives Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and Phil Sharp (D-IN) discussed what lies ahead for President Obama and Congress as they try to tackle th…
221 viewsThe Senate passed fiscal year 2006 spending bills for the Department of Agriculture, military construction, and the Veterans Affairs Department.
View in Congressional Chronicle29,580 viewsSenate Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski talked about U.S. energy policy and prospects for legislation being considered in the Senate. She and other…
201 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 viewsThe Senate approved a food safety bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle107,414 viewsThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted for a second time on the nomination of Peter Diamond to be member of Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Committee members appro…
9,213 viewsSenators made general speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,820 viewsThe Senate failed to invoke cloture on the defense authorization bill, annual legislation to set Defense Department programs and policy for the upcoming budget. This measure would allow the …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,070 viewsThe Senate moved forward with a bill that aims to help states avoid teacher layoffs and also helps with Medicaid payments. Members also continued debate on Elena Kagan’s nomination for assoc…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,158 viewsMembers of the House and Senate Western Caucuses held a hearing on the impact of the Obama administration’s economic policies on jobs in the Western U.S. Among the topics they addressed were…
307 viewsThe Senate continued work on a bill to extend tax breaks and unemployment benefits.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,198 views