An Insider's View of Congress
Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) discusses the inner workings of Congress, partisanship, and the system of checks and balances.
April 12, 2013 : 1 hr. 6 min.

Congressional Partisanship and Gridlock
AEI resident scholar Norm Ornstein talked about Congress and whether it should be considered the “broken branch.”
March 15, 2013 : 1 hr. 7 min.

House Majority Leader Cantor and Minority Whip Hoyer on Sequester
House Majority Leader Cantor and Minority Whip Hoyer on across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester, that will go into effect on March 1, 2013.
February 28, 2013 : 24 min. 50 sec.

Republican Response to the 2013 State of the Union Address
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered the Republican Party response to the president’s State of the Union Address.
February 12, 2013 : 14 min. 41 sec.

2013 State of the Union Address
In his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama outlined his priorities for legislative action and priorities for the American people.
February 12, 2013 : 1 hr. 14 min.

Congressional Lobbying Rules
Sarah Bryner talked about the rules and restrictions on lobbying that apply to current and former members of Congress.
February 12, 2013 : 42 min. 10 sec.

History of the State of the Union Address
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie talked about the history of the State of the Union from George Washington to the present.
February 9, 2013 : 24 min. 35 sec.

Assault Weapons Ban Bill
Democratic senators and representatives, local officials, gun violence victims, and others spoke to reporters about the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Bill.
January 24, 2013 : 1 hr. 17 min.

U.S. House Reading of the Constitution
Members of the House read the Constitution aloud. This was the second time the document was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
January 15, 2013 : 1 hr. 7 min.

Counting of Electoral College Votes
In a joint session of Congress certificates were verified and electoral votes for president and vice president were counted from each state.
January 4, 2013 : 29 min. 13 sec.