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Witnesses testified on the condition of small business and commercial real estate lending in local markets. The Obama Administration proposed transferring $30 billion dollars from the Troubl…

The House approved legislation to limit corporate, union, and special interest campaign contribution. The bill is in direct relation to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking limits on independ…

Rajiv Shah testified about the fiscal year 2011 budget for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Among the topics addressed during the hearing were aid efforts in Haiti, Ira…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. He said that the nation’s economy needed continued stimulus sp…

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the treasu…

The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

Members vote 406-19 to repeal the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies.

The House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders t…

Witnesses testified about bank supervision and monetary policy. Among the topics they addressed were the Federal Reserve’s involvement in bank regulation, the size of banks to be monitored u…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.

Witnesses testified about a 1000 point stock market drop on May 6, 2010. SEC Chairperson Mary Schapiro and other government regulators testified about proposed changes to the system of “circ…

Mary Schapiro testified on the current state of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), its priorities, and the near-term challenges the agency faces. Questions were primarily foc…

Treasury and State Department officials testified about the effectiveness of U.S. and United Nations sanctions on Iran. Among the topics they addressed were China’s possible involvement in a…

Following President President Obama’s first State of the Union address, members of Congress gathered in Statuary Hall. They were interviewed by members of the media about their impressions o…