January 26, 2007
The State of the Union
On January 23, President Bush delivered his sixth State of the Union address to Congress and the American people, placingView More
January 26, 2007
Democratic Response to the State of the Union Address
Freshman Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) delivered the Democratic response to President Bush’s State of the Union address. Sen. Webb focusedView More
January 26, 2007
Senate Begins Debate on Minimum Wage Bill; Amendments on Child Care, Women’s Business Centers, School Supplies Approved
This week, the Senate began its consideration of a bill (H.R. 2) to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $7.25View More
January 26, 2007
House Supports National Mentoring Month
On January 22, the House approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H. Res. 29) supporting the designation of January 2007View More
January 26, 2007
Stalking Awareness Resolution Approved by Senate
On January 26, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 24) designating January 2007 as “National StalkingView More
January 26, 2007
Economic and Social Costs of Child Poverty Subject of House Committee Hearing
On January 24, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to discuss the economic and societal costs ofView More
January 26, 2007
Bills Introduced
Abortion S. 350—-Rep. David Vitter (R-LA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (01/22/07)—A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination inView More
January 19, 2007
House Approves Reduced Federal Student Loan Rates
On January 17, the House approved, 356-71, legislation (H.R. 5) that would reduce interest rates on need-based federal college loans.View More
January 19, 2007
House Approves Small Business Administration Extension
On January 17, the House approved, 413-2, a bill (H.R. 434) to extend any program, authority, or provision authorized byView More
January 19, 2007
Senate Finance Committee Approves Bill to Extend Small Business Tax Credits
On January 17, the Senate Finance Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (as-yet-unnumbered) to extend tax credits for smallView More