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Witnesses testified about a Congressional Budget Office report that indicated that counterterrorism efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan could reach $2.5 trillion over the next ten years. They also…

Members who were former prosecutors, led by Representative Jay Inslee, talked about a resolution filed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would direct the Judiciary Committee to…

All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission testified about the protection of investors and market oversight. Topics included sub-prime mortgages, the effects of the…

The Secretary of the Treasury made his annual report on progress in reforming the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the broader international financial system. Topics included IMF…

Witnesses testified about the future of federal consumer protection in the financial services sector in light of recent regulatory and judicial actions affecting the application of state…

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…

House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on the state of the economy, the labor market, and the conduct of monetary policy. Chairman Bernanke testified about the state of the…

Members debated a non-binding resolution opposing current U.S. policy in Iraq while supporting military personnel stationed in the region.

Gary Sinise spoke about injured American service personnel and the campaign to build a $65 million memorial site near the U.S. Capitol building to the 3 million living and deceased disabled…

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and members of the Blue Dog Coalition talked about three measures in the rules package before the House of Representatives that they say would restore…

House members elected in November re-enacted their swearing-in and brought their families in to greet and pose for pictures with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.