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Witnesses testified about the Treasury Department’s conduct of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and to consider a report by the Government Accountability Office on the Treasury Depar…

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested …

Automobile industry executives testified about the financial state of the industry and their request for $25 billion in emergency federal aid to avoid collapse. Some automakers said they mig…

Representative Sherman spoke about a scheduled hearing on federal government action taken under the Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by the Treasury Department. He also responded …

Secretary Paulson and federal officials testified about federal government action taken under the Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by the Treasury Department. They also spoke abou…

Mortgage industry officials testified about plans to address and prevent mortgage foreclosures and allow some homeowners in default to modify the terms of their loan in order to make payment…

Economic Markets Intervention

The House convened for a rare Sunday session to work on a financial markets assistance plan. In this portion included rules of debate for the bill.

The House convened for a rare Sunday session to work on a financial markets assistance plan. During this portion, members gave one-minute speeches.

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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 recent turmoil in the financial markets, regulation of investment banking procedures, and on the need to enact legislation quickly on the Bush Administration $700 b…

Members testified about recent turmoil in the financial markets, regulation of investment banking procedures, and on the need to enact legislation quickly on the Bush Administration $700 bil…

Representative Brad Sherman talked about a group of House Democrats, headed by himself, who have proposed several key amendments to the Bush Administration’s bill to stabilize the markets. T…

Witnesses testified about U.S. relations with Russia after Russia’s conflict with Georgia. They focused the history of U.S. interest in the region during the Cold War and subsequent breakup …