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Bloomberg

Trump Cannot Eliminate Puerto Rico's Debt, Says Rattner

Higher Ed
Oct.04 -- Steve Rattner, chairman at Willett Advisors, discusses the potential market impact of President Donald Trump's suggestion of wiping out Puerto Rico's debt. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...
News Clip9:05
Curated Video

Why Can’t Congress Agree On Immigration?

Higher Ed
Here, we have more immigrants than any other country in the world, with more than 40 million people born in another country living in the U.S.
Instructional Video
Indiana University

The Center on Congress: Congressional Moments Videos

9th - 10th Standards
View brief videos examining key legislation throughout our nation's history that impacts our lives today. Topics include Child Labor, Civil Rights, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Park Service, The Marshall Plan, and Women's...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Wfiu: Congressional Moments

9th - 10th
Thought-provoking podcasts explains how different legislative acts affect our daily lives.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Congressional Committees

9th - 10th
In this episode, Craig Benzine discuses the role of committees in congress. We'll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds), as well as the staff agencies...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 23: Landmark Legislation

9th - 10th Standards
Landmark legislation is created by Congress when there is a need for it, such as to address inequality or to protect workers' rights.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 24: How Legislation Is Initiated

9th - 10th Standards
Describes the reasons that a member of Congress initiates a new piece of legislation, things that need to be considered in proposing it, and resources available to them for a thorough analysis.
Instructional Video
Other

Fed Net Broadcast Coverage of the u.s. Congress

9th - 10th
This page allows the student to get up to the minute information as well as use video to watch actual events as they occur in Congress.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Government and Politics #10: Congressional Decisions

9th - 10th
Crash Course video in which Craig Benzine discusses how Congress makes decisions and how those decisions are influenced by constituency, interest groups and party politics. [6:35]