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In the first of three parts of a day-long hearing, Representative Charles Rangel chaired a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee to mark up pending legislation, HR 598, Economic Reco…

The House began debate on the fiscal year 2010 federal budget conference report.

The House failed to pass a bill containing new federal land management rules, new wilderness areas, new recreation areas, and a number of other public land bills. It failed by two votes.

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…

The House passed a $46 billion bill for Treasury Department spending for fiscal year 2010. The legislation includes a two percent pay raise for all federal workers and economic stimulus spen…

The House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…

The House voted to add $2 billion the Cash for Clunkers program. Lawmakers also voted to let shareholders vote on limiting executive pay.

Representative Allyson Schwartz talked about the future of health care legislation and Congressional reaction to President’s speech to Congress, and she responded to telephone calls and ele…

The House blocked an attempt to delay the transition to digital television broad signals. The change is scheduled for February 17, 2009. Then, members spent the rest of the day on the $819 e…

In the second part of a day-long hearing, Representative Charles Rangel chaired a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee to mark up pending legislation, HR 598, Economic Recovery Pack…

The House worked on several bills and also approved the extension of small business programs.

Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag gave an overview of President Obama’s budget proposals for fiscal year 2010. In his remarks he defended Obama administration proposals t…

The House voted to triple the amount of non-military aid to Pakistan, raising it to $7.5 billion over the upcoming five years with an option to renew. Members also approved a plan to evaluat…

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