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Members made speeches on a health care bill.

The House passed a bill limiting executive compensation for TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) recipients. Members also debated a bill dealing with tobacco regulation and began work on the…

Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke testifed about a proposed regulations allowing the federal government to purchase “toxic” financial assets through a public-private v…

Witnesses testified about operations and business practices at American International Group (AIG) before, during, and after federal intervention. Much of the focus was on AIG’s use of federa…

Witnesses testified about mark-to-market accounting rules, and whether they exacerbated the current financial crisis. The standard requires companies to value assets they hold at current mar…

The chief executive officers of financial institutions testified about how they used the first installment of funds from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). They also spoke about admi…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about the efforts of the Federal Reserve Board to provide liquidity in response to the financial crisis and the scope of its powers. In his re…

The House passed a $787 billion economic stimulus bill. No Republicans voted for the measure.

The House blocked an attempt to delay the transition to digital television broad signals. The change is scheduled for February 17, 2009. Then, members spent the rest of the day on the $819 e…

Witnesses testified about the Treasury Department’s conduct of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and to consider a report by the Government Accountability Office on the Treasury Depar…

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested …

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the possible restructuring of the financial markets, including financial institution oversight and regulation, systemic risk and hous…

Economic Markets Intervention

Witnesses testified about recent turmoil in the financial markets, regulation of investment banking procedures, and on the need to enact legislation quickly on the Bush Administration $700 b…