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Officials spoke at opening ceremonies were in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Emancipation Hall. The center was designed to provide both enhanced security and greater educational opportun…

House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the results of their elections for leadership positions in the 11th Congress. Representative Boehner won election as minority leader despite…

Economic Markets Intervention

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Minority Leader John Boehner, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke in the House in favor of a revised bill for federal assistance to financial markets.

House Republican leaders held a news conference following a failed vote on passage of legislation on federal economic intervention in financial markets. In their remarks they said that sever…

House Republicans spoke to reporters after meeting for more than 3 hours to discuss the financial markets bailout plan.

Republican leaders talked about legislation for stabilizing the financial markets. Topics included ideological necessities, the removal of special interest influence, and the political clima…

House Republicans spoke to reporters about continued negotiations over federal intervention in the financial markets.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Minority Leader John Boehner held his weekly legislative briefing. In his remarks and answers to reporters' questions he spoke about the financial crisis facing investment banks and co…

US House of Representatives

Members gathered on the west House steps of the Capitol for words of remembrance and a moment of silence to mark the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The M…

U.S. House of Representatives

Republican members of Congress met on the west steps of the Capitol to talk about the historic post-adjournment meetings they had been holding on the House Floor to continue talking about ri…

The theme of the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, was “Peace: A Safer and More Secure America.” The convention’s overall the…

The theme of third day of the Republican National Convention at the Excel Enegry Center in St. Paul, Minnesota was “Prosperity: Meeting Our Challenges for a New Era.” The evening featured s…