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The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration , with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency .
The congressional committee released the full schedule of the January 20 inaugural events on December 17, 2008. The inauguration schedule referred to the president‑elect as "Barack H. Obama", although Obama specified previously that he intended to use his full name for his swearing-in ceremony, including his middle name Hussein . [ 14 ]
January 8, 2009 Joint session Counting electoral votes for the 2008 presidential election: None January 20, 2009 Inauguration Inauguration of Barack Obama: Barack Obama, President of the United States Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States February 24, 2009 Joint session Economic address: Barack Obama, President of the United States ...
Field hearings are Congressional hearings held outside Washington. The formal authority for field hearings is found implicitly in the chamber rules. Senate Rule XXVI, paragraph 1 states that a committee "is authorized to hold hearings … at such times and places during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate" as it sees fit.
New bombshells may be coming from the special House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol, a key member hinted Sunday. The committee begins a series of televised hearings ...
It marked the first congressional hearing on UAPs since last year, after career intelligence official David Grusch’s allegations that the Pentagon was operating a secret UFO retrieval program.
Here's a look at some of the most compelling testimony that each of the four witnesses provided: Email about UAP wiped from account, retired Navy rear admiral says
Nobel Prize–winning scientist Steven Chu was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2009. [172] On January 21, 2009, Chu was sworn in as Secretary of Energy in the Barack Obama administration. Chu is the first person appointed to the Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize.