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The House held the final day of the First Session of the 111th Congress, unless the Senate passes a health care bill before adjourning. The House passed 2010 Defense spending legislation, in…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders spoke about the accomplishments of the First Session of the 111th Congress.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters following a Democratic leadership meeting to on House Democrats' jobs package.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Blue Dog Coalition leaders spoke to reporters about “pay as you go” legislation, which would require that any new spending programs be paid for. T…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, and Committee Chairs held a press conference following the House of Representatives passage of the health reform legislation by a vote of 220-…

The House debated and passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation.

The House approved a bill extending unemployment benefits and expanding the first-time home buyers tax credit. Members also began work on legislation broadening the Department of Homeland’s …

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…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the House Democratic health care bill. According to the Speaker, the bill covers an additional 36 million Americans and costs under $900 billion over 10…

Former Senator Edward William Brooke was honored as the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate, where he represented Massachusetts as a Republican …

The House passed a fiscal year 2010 Department of Homeland Security conference report. Members also approved a funds for water recycling projects in the San Francisco Bay-area.