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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…

Minneapolis Congressman Keith Ellison and local television personality Robyne Robinson moderated a panel on a federal financial rescue package for Wall Street and how working families could …

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Witnesses testified on the implications of the Treasury Department’s policies in regard to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The hearing focused on the financial take over of Fannie Mae and Freddi…

Witnesses testified about election procedures, voting machine technology, operations by state and local registrars, as well as accuracy and accountability issues in preparation for the 2008 …

A hearing was held on the compliance of the mortgage industry in response to a request to delay foreclosures until the institution of the Hope for Homeowners Program. Topics included the imp…

A hearing was held on the compliance of the mortgage industry in response to a request to delay foreclosures until the institution of the Hope for Homeowners Program. Topics included the imp…

Forty-five years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. Keith Ellison talked about the significance of the speech, what it means to him and the legacy of Dr…

House Reair on Military Construction & Energy

The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations” to examine legal and legislative responses to allegations of misconduct and the expan…

Attorney General Mukasey testified at a Department of Justice oversight hearing about a number of issues including national security programs and operations, voting rights enforcement and pr…

Attorney General Ashcroft and others testified about the Department of Justice’s work and formulation of legal policies for the interrogation and detention of enemy combatants held at facili…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about U.S. monetary policy and the state of the U.S. economy. In his testimony and subsequent questions, he focused on the threat posed …

A hearing was held about the role Bush administration lawyers played in creating, developing, and implementing interrogation policies for the war on terrorism of detainees in U.S. custody an…