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The House considered several suspension bills including a suspension bill re-designating the Longfellow National Historic Site as the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Hist…

The House debated several bills and resolutions under suspension of the rules.

Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent.

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…

Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon and the Food and Drug Administration’s principal deputy commissioner testified on the recall of over 135 million bottles of infant and children’s medicin…

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

In a contentious hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League baseball players, Brian McNamee testified that he had injected Roger Clemens and others with human growth h…

The House returned from its summer recess to take up a measure to provide assistance to states for Medicaid and education funds. During the session Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took the floor …

Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine and other Democratic Party leaders held a news conference to talk about the Republican Party agenda. They criticized Republicans for adopting th…

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) successor agency, testified about the ongoing reorganization of …

Christina Romer testified on the U.S. economic outlook. Among the topics she addressed was a report from the Council of Economic Advisors which said that the economic stimulus bill had creat…

Loan service executives testified on foreclosure prevention efforts, focusing on the implementation of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5%, the lowest in almost a year.

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…

House and Senate members spoke at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included prudential regulation, predatory lend…

House and Senate members made opening statements at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation.

The House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…