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Members of the House debated about H. J. Res. 70, Open Our National Parks and Museums Act, a measure for emergency funding for operating national parks and museums during a government shutdo…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on her department’s fiscal year 2014 budget request. She also discussed the implementation of the health care law.

Democratic representatives held a hearing about the impact of sequestration budget cuts on federal employees and their families and on the work that they do. Marion Blakey, a former head of …

Representatives debated avoiding the “fiscal cliff” that includes the expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts put in place by the 2011 Budget Control Act.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey testified on the 2013 military budget.

Representative Rob Andrews talked about President Obama’s deficit reduction and jobs creation plans, both put forth over the previous week. He also responded to telephone calls and electroni…

Highlighted portions of House debate over a proposal offered by Speaker Boehner to raise the debt ceiling through deficit reduction were shown.

The House Rules Committee met to consider rules for floor debate on pending legislation. The first bill was Speaker Boehner’s deficit reduction and debt ceiling package. The second measure w…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified on his department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen testified on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal. Secretary Gates cautioned against making…

Peter Orszag testified on President Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal. In his remarks he talked about future budget deficits and proposals for a debt commission. He also focused on Pr…

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. Members offered amendments and debated various provisions of the budget proposal. They also talked about pro…

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. Members offered amendments and debated various provisions of the budget proposal. They also talked about pro…

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. Members offered amendments and debated various provisions of the budget proposal. They also talked about pro…

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. Members offered amendments and debated various provisions of the budget proposal. They also talked about pro…

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. Members offered amendments and debated various provisions of the budget proposal. They also talked about pro…

Reps. Robert Andrews and Jeb Hensarling, members of the House Budget Committee, discussed today’s House debate on the Budget Resolution, providing the Democratic and Republican views on the …

The House Budget Committee marked up the fiscal year 2009 concurrent budget resolution. It is a nonbinding five-year tax and spending plan put together by the House and Senate Budget Committ…

In his first appearance before the committee, Chairman Bernanke testified about the fiscal challenges to the U.S. economy. Topics included the federal budget deficit, interest payments on th…

The House passed a $40 billion emergency spending bill for New York City, Washington, D.C., and national security amid the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The House also…