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Economic Markets Intervention

Congressional members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition held a press conference with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to discuss the extension of expiring energy, b…

The House convened for a rare Sunday session to work on a financial markets assistance plan. During this portion members voted on allowing same-day debate on a tax extenders bill. Members al…

The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

The House passed extended unemployment benefits that allow an extra three months of benefits, with those in high unemployment states getting up to a year of benefits. Also, members began wor…

Witnesses testified about the 2008 tax return filing season, Internal Revenue Service operations, the fiscal year 2009 budget proposals, and the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report. A…