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Witnesses testified about the Treasury Department’s conduct of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and to consider a report by the Government Accountability Office on the Treasury Depar…

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested …

Automobile industry executives testified about the financial state of the industry and their request for $25 billion in emergency federal aid to avoid collapse. Some automakers said they mig…

House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the results of their elections for leadership positions in the 11th Congress. Representative Boehner won election as minority leader despite…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the possible restructuring of the financial markets, including financial institution oversight and regulation, systemic risk and hous…

Economic Markets Intervention

House Republican leaders who had voted against a bill providing federal intervention to save U.S. financial interests spoke to reporters about a Senate version of the legislation being recon…

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter talked about the legislation on financial market stabilization.

U.S. House of Representatives

US House of Representatives

Republican members of Congress met on the west steps of the Capitol to talk about the historic post-adjournment meetings they had been holding on the House Floor to continue talking about ri…

Republican members of Congress talked about their post-adjournment meetings on the House Floor to continue talking about rising energy costs and gas prices and urge Speaker Pelosi to reconve…

Republican members of Congress talked about their post-adjournment meetings on the House Floor to continue talking about rising energy costs and gas prices and urge Speaker Pelosi to reconve…