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Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters following weekly party lunches.

Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, incoming Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California, and incoming Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin spoke about the Rep…

House Republicans spoke to reporters and answered questions about their party’s leadership election.

In the weekly Republican address, Representative Kevin McCarthy talked about his parties' legislative proposals that focus on creating jobs and cutting government spending. Representative Mc…

House Republican leaders unveiled their policy agenda for the midterm elections, titled “A Pledge to America.” The pledge covered a variety of subjects including government reform, repeal o…

Representative Kevin McCarthy talked about Republican strategy for winning more House seats in the 2010 campaign year and possibly becoming the majority party. Topics included possible Repub…

Mary Schapiro testified on the current state of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), its priorities, and the near-term challenges the agency faces. Questions were primarily foc…

Members of the House and Senate Western Caucuses held a hearing on the impact of the Obama administration’s economic policies on jobs in the Western U.S. Among the topics they addressed were…

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…

The House approved legislation to limit corporate, union, and special interest campaign contribution. The bill is in direct relation to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking limits on independ…

Representative Kevin McCarthy held a town hall meeting at the Kern County Board of Supervisors Building.

Representative Kevin McCarthy, the chief deputy minority whip, delivered the weekly Republican address. He talked about the “America Speaking Out” initiative launched during the week by Hous…

House Republicans unveiled a new on-line recruiting and public relations initiative, America Speaking Out. The program would develop an agenda for the Republican Party through a series of in…

Representative Kevin McCarthy of California talked about the democrats plan to set new rules for the financial industry in the republican weekly address.

The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remarks he said interest rates would remain historicall…