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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 Republican leaders talked about legislation they introduced that would require a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate to increase the national debt ceiling, the legal limit…

Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. He said that unemployment rates had dropped slightly, but remained at approximately 10%. He also testified about long term …

Witnesses testified on proposals that would regulate currently unregulated financial markets. They focused on over-the-counter derivatives markets, which Ms. Born said had become “extremely …

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 Joint Economic Committee heard a report on October 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate rose to 10.2%, up from 9.8% the previous month…

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 …

Representative Brady spoke about the state of the economy in the weekly Republican address.

Members approved the creation of a visitor center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a recreation area at the Delaware Water Gap.

The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on September 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent as the economy shed 263,…

Representative Kevin Brady spoke by phone about his town hall earlier in the week at the Memorial Medical Center in Livingston, Texas. He discussed his views on some of the tactics being use…

Representative Kevin Brady spoke to constituents at a town hall meeting on health care reform held at Memorial Medical Center in Livingston, Texas. Rep. Brady is a member of the House Ways a…

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…