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The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform met for a vote on its commission report recommendations. In order for the commission to submit its report to Congress, 14 of the 1…

Representative Xavier Becerra, a member of the bipartisan commission created by President Obama to address the federal debt, talked about the proposals contained in the commission’s final re…

Members debated the recommendation by the House ethics committee to censure Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY) for violations of House rules and discrediting the institution through questi…

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a public meeting to discuss the final commission proposal. A vote on the proposal was scheduled for later in the week and req…

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a meeting as part of its series of public meetings onpossible changes to the federal budget process. Witnesses included two o…

House Speaker Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following the their leadership elections. Speaker Pelosi was elected minority leader for the 112th Congress by a ma…

House Democrats spoke to reporters about House Democratic leadership elections.

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held its inaugural meeting in the White House Conference Center. The commissioners discussed the nation’s long-term fiscal challen…

The House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified about Chinese fiscal policy and progress in talks to revalue the Chinese currency, the Yuan.

Maya MacGuineas and Barry Anderson testified about the economic outlook and fiscal policy in the U.S. and abroad. In their remarks they recommended that the government consider capping payme…

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a meeting to discuss potential ways to reduce the federal deficit. The bi-partisan commission was charged with identifying po…

The National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a public meeting on the outlook for the national debt and ways in which deficit reduction might impact the U.S. economy. Witne…

Representative Xavier Becerra talked about congressional efforts to address the U.S. economy and debt, and Democrats' prospects in midterm elections. He responded to telephone calls and elec…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic leaders, and committee chairs held a news conference following the House passage of both the Senate health care legislation and the health care reconci…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 2 of 4.