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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsExperts debated whether a third party can succeed in a two-party system. “The Role of Parties (and Third Parties)” was the first panel of the day-long inaugural Sidley Austin Forum on “A …
781 viewsFormer Representatives Rich Boucher (D-VA) and Jack Fields (R-TX) talked about the 1996 Telecommunications Act and congressional efforts to rewrite it. Both men were instrumental in writing …
529 viewsThe House voted to repeal the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy by a 250-175 vote.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,138 viewsRepresentatives Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns talked about the collection and disclosure of personal information gained by using the Internet. “The Communicators” is C-SPAN’s weekly series …
127 viewsThe House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,723 viewsWitnesses testified about delivery systems for digital and high definition television signals, as well as provisions of the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed National Broadband Pl…
230 viewsThe House passed a measure honoring the victims of the Washington oil refinery fire. They also recognized the life and work of civil rights leader Dorothy Height.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,141 viewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband acces…
306 viewsRepresentatives Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns talked about the release of the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband plan. Both serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committ…
124 viewsWitnesses testified about the potential impact on the media marketplace of the proposed joint venture agreement between Comcast and NBC Universal. Among the issues they addressed were compet…
84,416 viewsThe subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing titled, “An Examination of the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal.” The hearing explored the po…
355 viewsRepresentative Rick Boucher and Brian Roberts spoke at a conference on the state of the Internet. Among the topics they addressed were the state of telecommunications, commerce, business inn…
97 viewsWitnesses testified about online advertising and privacy issues. They focused on "behavioral online advertising", or advertising that follows users web browsing history with the intention of…
544 viewsWitnesses testified about the use, regulation, and disposition of broadband spectrum for broadcasting and use by wireless technology platforms. Among the issues they addressed were consumer …
200 viewsThe House worked on several bills and also approved the extension of small business programs.
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