Today's Highlights
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House Passes Senate Changes To Health Care Reconciliation Bill
Today
On Thursday, the House passed the Senate changes to the Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 220 to 207. The bill will now go to the President for his signature. Earlier, the Senate passed the Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 56 to 43.
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Committee grades Tarp's mortgage modification program
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TARP Inspector Gen. Neil Barofsky testified before a House Oversight & Govt. Reform Cmte. about his latest report on the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The report audits the Treasury Department's foreclosure prevention efforts and lawmakers are questioning the strength of the program.
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Senate Cmte. Examines Fiscal Year 2010 War Supplemental
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DoD Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate Appropriations Cmte. on additional funds needed for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The war supplemental is an estimated $33 billion for fiscal year 2010 to support various missions, including the deployment of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan last year.
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Recent Programs
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Referring back to a campaign speech made in Iowa City, Pres. Obama recalled his promise to sign a health insurance reform bill during remarks at the University of Iowa. In his speech, the President disagreed that the bill was a government takeover, saying instead, that it built on the current system.
Iowa City, IA
: 47 min.
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 Pres. Obama at University of Iowa
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference following the passage of adjustments to the health reform law.
Washington, DC
: 23 min.
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Senate Democrats on Passage of Health Bill
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski testifies before the House Energy & Commerce Subcmte. on Communications, Technology, & Internet on the proposed National Broadband Plan. The plan was mandated by the Recovery Act, which provided $7.2 billion for broadband access in rural and underserved areas.
Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 34 min.
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FCC Hearing
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to reporters at a weekly briefing and said that not all those opposed to the new health care law should be blamed for recent security threats against members who voted for the bill.
Washington, DC
: 20 min.
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Spkr. Pelosi Briefing
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen conducted a briefing on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. They discussed the future of the policy that restricts the U.S. military from efforts to discover and reveal gay, lesbian and bisexual service members or applicants.
Washington, DC
: 33 min.
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DoD Briefing
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Following a U.S.-Pakistan strategic dialogue bilateral meeting, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmoud Qureshi participated in a joint press conference at the State Department.
Washington, DC
: 30 min.
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State Dept. Joint Press Conference
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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducted a White House briefing and discussed President Obama's meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, which was closed to reporters. We also heard about a possible agreement with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons and next steps for the new health care law.
Washington, DC
: 51 min.
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White House Press Briefing
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This Week on C-SPAN
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After Words: Bill Bennett, "A Century Turns," interviewed by Walter Isaacson
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Q&A: David Martin, CBS News, National Security Correspondent
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