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Schedule
Congressional Calendar for
Monday, March 15
- U.S. House:
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- U.S. Senate
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Topic Links
- Congressional Information
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- House Voting Schedule
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- Roll Calls
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Recent Programs
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House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talked about the ongoing process in passing health care reform legislation and responded to reporters' questions at her weekly legislative briefing.
Washington, DC
: 17 min.
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 Spkr. Pelosi Briefing
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with President Obama at the White House to discuss the unemployment rate and jobs proposals. Afterwards, CBC members spoke to reporters about the meeting.
Washington, DC
: 7 min.
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CBC Remarks on White House Meeting
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) is offering a plan for new financial regulations. He explained the key provisions at this news conference at the Capitol.
Washington, DC
: 17 min.
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Sen. Dodd News Conference
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) said the best way to pass student aid legislation is to attach it to a health care bill using budget reconciliation. The measure would eliminate government payments to banks that make student loans, redirecting that money to direct lending. Under budget reconciliation rules, the Senate could pass the bill with a simple majority vote. Senator Harkin was joined by House Education Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and others.
Washington, DC
: 23 min.
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Democrats on Student Aid
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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said the health care debate has forced Senate Banking Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) to push forward with financial regulations legislation. Senator Dodd released a statement scheduling a markup of the bill for March 22nd. Senator Corker expressed disappointment with the decision, citing a number of unresolved issues with the legislation.
Washington, DC
: 34 min.
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Sen. Corker Press Conference
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The House Energy and Commerce Subcmte. considered Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) future while it questioned the department's approach to recent auto recalls. NHTSA Admin. Strickland reccognized its current staffing and funding challenges while also defending its approach to the Toyota recalls.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 13 min.
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House Hearing on Highway Safety
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Christine Varney, head of the DoJ's Antitrust Division, discussed the proposed merger between Comcast and NBC Universal at a Senate Commerce Cmte. hearing. Members questioned the deal's potential impact on the media marketplace, including program availability and consumer costs.
Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 6 min.
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Senate Comcast/NBC Unv. Hearing
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Elected Officials
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Leadership
- U.S. Senate:
- Majority Leader - Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- U.S. House
- Speaker - Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Majority Leader - Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
- Minority Leader - John Boehner
(R-OH)
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