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The House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.

The House of Representatives convened for the business of the day, one minute speeches, and special order speeches. The House disapproved of Senate amendments to bill H.R. 3630 to provide in…

House Democratic Caucus leaders talked to reporters about House Speaker John Boehner’s Debt Ceiling and Deficit Reduction Bill.

The House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.

Douglas Elmendorf testified on discretionary federal spending at a hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Among the topics he addressed were defense spending, tax policy…

The House debated the rule for H.R. 38, a resolution that calls for a cut in non-security related spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or lower.

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction held its first meeting. The bipartisan supercommittee aims to recommend $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reduction over a ten-year period. Memb…

The House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.

The House approved the Republican debt and deficit reduction plan, which they call the Cut, Cap, and Balance Bill. The legislation requires $111 billion in spending reductions and establishe…

The House Budget Committee met to consider a Republican federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.

Representative Chris Van Hollen talked about key federal spending needs and the growing U.S. budget deficit, as well as negotiations on a continuing resolution for the remainder of fiscal ye…

As the speaker walked off the platform during a pro forma session, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer called on House Republicans to allow a vote on Senate-passed legislation to extend Social Securit…

House Democratic leaders Steny Hoyer and Chris Van Hollen spoke to reporters about congressional disagreements on a bill to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits.

Democratic members spoke to reporters and answered questions about their vote on the federal budget.

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on Republican efforts to repeal 2010 health care legislation. Patients who would benefit from the new law talked about the l…

The House debated and voted on legislation to raise the debt ceiling. The measure failed 97-318, with seven Democrats voting present.

Former officials tasked with finding a solution to the nation’s debt and deficit problems testified about their previous attempts to offer solutions and the work of the Joint Select Committe…

The House continued consideration of fiscal year 2011 spending.

House Democrats spoke to reporters about the status of negotiations on the budget and raising the debt ceiling, and the overall U.S. economy.