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The 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…

Kenneth Feinberg, a special master at the Treasury Department, gave testimony regarding compensation of the 25 highest-paid employees of 7 companies that received assistance under the Troubl…

The 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…

The House Financial Services Committee held a fourth day of markup hearings on health care reform legislation. A portion of the morning session included debate on amendments to a bill creati…

Committee members continued to debate the Republican substitute to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (CFPA), which is the second of four bills the committee considered during this…

Neil Barofsky testified about retention bonuses awarded to employees and leaders of financial institutions after the companies had received federal bailout money, as well as oversight by the…

Representative Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting on health care reform at Beam Intermediate School in Cherryville, North Carolina. After brief remarks he answered questions from const…

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…

Members gave one-minute speeches on health care reform. Included in program ID 288080-101.

Witnesses testified about the ongoing administration and oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and issues surrounding the warrant repurchasing process under TARP to ensure th…

At aproximately 6:30 p.m. Representative Issa insisted that the clerk read a lengthy motion to recommit aloud.

Mr. Barofsky testified about the use of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds and levels of transparency for government spending in the program. He focused on his report which said the …

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testified about federal assistance to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Members often asked pointed questions and demonstrated frustration with Mr. P…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified at a hearing on the merger of Bank of American and Merrill Lynch. Faced with contentious questioning he disputed accusations that he had pressure…

Kenneth Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, testified about the events surrounding Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch and its receipt of federal financial assistance. In his testimony…

The House approved a resolution offered by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) asking the Ethics Committee to disclose whether it’s investigating the relationship between campaign contributio…