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Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), a member of the Appropriations & Energy Committee discusses the work of the House/Senate Transportation Conference Committee which met the week. He talks about portions of the Surface Transportation Bill that deal with energy, including the Keystone Pipeline, U.S. energy development and spending issues.

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Job numbers for April came out Friday, showing the U.S. unemployment rate at 8.1 percent.  A total of one hundred and fifteen thousand jobs were added to the job market last month. On this week's "Newsmakers," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses these numbers and what that means for America’s workers.

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The Senate passed legislation this week to preserve post office services as the agency faces financial problems.  The 37^th Postmaster General, Patrick R. Donahoe, joins us this week on Newsmakers.

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is turning 100 years old this week and Tom Donohue, President and CEO of the Chamber joins us this week on Newsmakers.

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On this week's "Newsmakers," Guy Cecil, Executive Director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Rob Jesmer, Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee are our guests.

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan is this week's "Newsmakers" guest. He'll talk about the Obama Administration's handling of housing problems, including some 11 million homeowners who are underwater, the $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders and its impact on the U.S. economy, and what's ahead for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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This week on "Newsmakers," Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), is our guest. The chairman of the Republican Study Committee, discusses the RSC budget, the FY2013 House Republican budget, as well as well overall budget politics and  Campaign 2012.

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On this week's  "Newsmakers," Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, joins us to discuss how the agency is shaping up, the obstacles it faces, and the direction that he wants to take the new agency.

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On this week's "Newsmakers," Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) is our guest. The long-time elected official currently serves as the Armed Services Committee Chairman.

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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is our guest on this week's "Newsmakers." Cuccinelli is one of the opponents of the 2010 health care legislation championed by the Obama Administration which is going before the U.S. Supreme Court later this month. 

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