Hearing on Countering Russian Aggression
Officials from the State and Defense departments and USAID testified on Capitol Hill on Russian aggression amid its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Topics included new sanctions against…
1,247 viewsOfficials from the State and Defense departments and USAID testified on Capitol Hill on Russian aggression amid its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Topics included new sanctions against…
1,247 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee members questioned and criticized Joe Berchtold, president of Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, for his company’s failed rollout of a Taylor Swift concert tour. Mr. Berchhold…
6,601 viewsNational Urban League President Marc Morial and National Fair Housing Alliance President Lisa Rice testified alongside other civil rights advocates on the discriminatory practices found in…
566 viewsU.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing that one of the department’s biggest challenges is threats against lawmakers. He said in…
606 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee convened a hearing to examine the November 2022 collapse of FTX cryptocurrency exchange and its resulting impact on consumers and the industry itself. Actor Ben McKenzie…
3,467 viewsWitnesses testified at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on ways to improve capital access for small business owners in underserved communities. Topics included…
255 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to speak about the agency’s semiannual report to Congress. Topics discussed included…
340 viewsInternet and Television Association CEO Michael Powell and other executives and advocates testified at a Senate commerce subcommittee hearing on increasing broadband access and achieving…
353 viewsMental health practitioners, educators and students testified on the mental health needs of kids and teenagers before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on…
784 viewsThe Senate Aging Committee held a hearing on scams perpetrated against seniors. Topics included popular scams, identifying warning signs, the impact on mental health, and ways to prevent…
695 viewsAgriculture Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young and others testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on ways to improve research programs in…
509 viewsThe Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to examine the facts of sexual abuse of women in federal prisons. In the first panel, three former inmates testified on the…
1,026 viewsPlastic, recycling industry, and environmental science executives discussed the pros and cons of plastic use while testifying before a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on…
1,712 viewsThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on uncounted deaths in U.S. prisons. Family members of deceased prisoners shared their personal experiences. Also,…
903 viewsExperts from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and others testified at a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space and Science hearing on…
303 viewsThe Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing about senior citizens' access to healthy and affordable foods. One of the witnesses was a senior who shared her experiences of how access to…
316 viewsA Senate Appropriations subcommittee examined the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety policy after concerns were published in a recent Politico investigative report. The report found…
526 viewsThe CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons defended a potential merger between the two grocery store chains at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust,…
3,543 viewsThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing with transportation and construction industry executives who testified on the impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on…
431 viewsSmall business owners and tax professionals testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the challenges of businesses collecting sales taxes for out-of-state purchases. Witnesses spoke at…
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