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The House of Representatives convened for the business of the day, one minute speeches, and special order speeches. The House disapproved of Senate amendments to bill H.R. 3630 to provide in…

Prominent Republican women spoke about the influence of women in politics, promoting conservative policies, and the 2012 election campaign. Callista Gingrich and Anita Perry spoke about thei…

The House passed a bill that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns across state lines.

The House considered legislation on business and financial regulations.

Representative Diane Black (R-TN) talked about congressional Republican strategy on job creation and deficit reduction ,and the 2012 congressional elections. She responded to telephone calls…

The House passed a bill that would swap federal land for copper mining in exchange for private land currently owned by a southeast Arizona mining company. The chamber also passed debate rule…

The House Ways and Means Committee marked up three trade agreements between the U.S. and Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.

Witnesses testified on the re-authorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, focusing on the ways states engage recipients in work activities that move them towa…

The House considered President Obama’s jobs bill and legislation on the National Labor Relations Board.

House Republican freshmen spoke to reporters and answered questions about Speaker Boehner’s debt ceiling and budget deficit plan. They said they would support the plan.

Freshmen Republican members spoke to reporters outside the White House about a letter they had written to the president asking him to put a budget deficit reduction plan in writing.

The House approved the Republican debt and deficit reduction plan, which they call the Cut, Cap, and Balance Bill. The legislation requires $111 billion in spending reductions and establishe…

Witnesses testified at the House Budget Committee oversight hearing on the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which was created by the 2010 health care law to control costs.…

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf said that the nation’s fiscal outlook was “daunting” unless lawmakers made significant policy changes. He also talked about long-term f…

Social Security and Medicare Trustees Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer testified on the financial state of Medicare. They blamed the economy for the worsening financial state of the pro…