Madoff Ponzi Scheme and Investor Protection
Witnesses testified about the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and possible legislation that would revise investor protections.
1,250 viewsWitnesses testified about the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and possible legislation that would revise investor protections.
1,250 viewsCongressional Black Caucus members spoke to reporters about job creation and economic growth priorities, particularly for low-income Americans and in urban communities. They also answered qu…
100 viewsGeneral Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry testified about plans to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and subsequent goals to begin reducing troop levels be…
240 viewsWitnesses testified about H.R. 3904 which would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage progra…
493 viewsThe House approved a bill extending unemployment benefits and expanding the first-time home buyers tax credit. Members also began work on legislation broadening the Department of Homeland’s …
View in Congressional Chronicle13,234 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,923 viewsThe House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,144 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a markup of "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, and H.R. 3639. Amendments debated included provisions to restrict membership on bank corpor…
269 viewsThe House passed a fiscal year 2010 Department of Homeland Security conference report. Members also approved a funds for water recycling projects in the San Francisco Bay-area.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,474 viewsThe House approved a bill making it easier for state and local governments to divest themselves from companies doing business with Iran’s energy sector. Members also passed a bill on pilot t…
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