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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…

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about Republican plans to reject a Senate bill to extend the payroll tax holiday and extend unemployment benefits.

H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/…

1) S. 384 - to amend title 39, US Code, to extend the authority of the Postal Service to issue a semipostalfor breast cancer research 2) H.R. 3220 - To name the Postal Service located at 17…

Former officials tasked with finding a solution to the nation’s debt and deficit problems testified about their previous attempts to offer solutions and the work of the Joint Select Committe…

Douglas Elmendorf testified before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In his remarks he talked about the state of the economy and deficit spending, saying that larger short-ter…

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction held its first meeting. The bipartisan supercommittee aims to recommend $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reduction over a ten-year period. Memb…

Douglas Elmendorf testified on discretionary federal spending at a hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Among the topics he addressed were defense spending, tax policy…

Thomas Barthold testified on individual and corporate tax rates before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing on tax code reform. The bipartisan Select Deficit Reduction Com…

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about their agenda for creating jobs.

The House resumed their session to debate the Reid proposal to raise the debt ceiling under suspension of the rules. The proposal was defeated.

Highlighted portions of House debate over a proposal offered by Speaker Boehner to raise the debt ceiling through deficit reduction were shown.

The House took up House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to lift the debt ceiling.

House Democratic Caucus leaders spoke to reporters following a meeting. Assistant House Minority Leader James Clyburn said that President Obama should veto any short-term deal to raise the d…

House Democrats spoke to reporters about the status of negotiations on the budget and raising the debt ceiling, and the overall U.S. economy.

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following a Democratic Caucus meeting on budget and debt talks between President Obama and congressional leaders.

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters after a White House meeting with President Obama on raising the debt ceiling.

House Democratic leaders spoke about the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by U.S. forces.