1. Pivotal events in Congress: September 9-12
- Author
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Graham, Jill, Mitchell, Charlie, Koffler, Keith, Gorman, Siobhan, Cohen, Richard E., Ghent, Bill, and Earle, Geoff
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United States. Congress -- Political activity ,Iraq -- Military aspects ,World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations ,Civil defense -- Political aspects ,Civil defense -- Planning ,Internal security -- Political aspects ,Executive departments -- Political aspects ,Tax policy -- Political aspects ,Civil defense -- 2002 AD ,Executive departments -- 2002 AD ,Internal security -- 2002 AD ,Tax policy -- 2002 AD ,Company business planning ,Government ,Political science - Abstract
Major events in Congress for the week of September 9-12, 2002, included ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Senate debate over legislation to create a Homeland Security Deparment, congressional Democrats' response to Pres. Bush's speech to the United Nations on Iraq, continued inaction on the budget, and little progress on proposed tax-cut legislation.
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- 2002