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Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following elections of leadership for the 110th Congress. Representative Pelosi was nominated to become Speaker of the House and Representative Hoyer wa…

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following passage of a bill to providing authority to provide federal assistance to financial markets and the economy. During the press conference…

House Democratic leaters held a news conference following a failed vote on passage of legislation to fescue financial institutions. In their remarks they responded to charges that the debate…

Economic Markets Intervention

A memorial service was held in Statuary Hall for Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman elected to the House of Representatives from Ohio. She died on Wednesd…

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad talked about the report, Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, released that morning by the Congressional Budget Office and reacted to comments…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her weekly legislative briefing to the press, focusing on energy policy. She was joined by Democratic leaders who talked about legislative proposals to addres…

House Democratic leaders talked about their agenda, including the farm bill, supplemental Iraq spending, and the budget. They also spoke about the results of the special election in Mississi…

Democratic House leaders talked with reporters after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus about a bipartisan response to the current economic crisis. They responded to reporters' questio…

Speaker Pelosi and House Democratic leaders talked with reporters about President Bush’s anticipated veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation. The leaders an…

The House worked on an employment nondiscrimination bill and a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement.

Democratic members of the U.S. House spoke at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol building to speak about Democratic legislative accomplishments during the past year. Members of the public also…

Representative Nicola Tsongas was sworn in. The House failed to override the president’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) 273-156.

House Democratic leaders talked with reporters about President Bush’s veto of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The veto was sustained in a vote in the House today. Topics included th…