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Governors testified about the impact the recession is having on state budgets and their constituents at a hearing on the impact of the recession on states and local communities, as well as t…

Congressional members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition held a press conference with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to discuss the extension of expiring energy, b…

The House convened for a rare Sunday session to work on a financial markets assistance plan. During this portion members voted on allowing same-day debate on a tax extenders bill. Members al…

Peter Orszag testified about a Bush administration proposal to approve $700 billion to assist financial markets and the economy. Among the topics raised were government intervention in priva…

Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair Allen Boyd talked about the role of the Blue Dogs, moderate and conservative Democrats in Congress. He talked about the coalition’s role in developing the war-spe…

The House Budget Committee continued its markup of the FY 2009 Budget Proposal.

The Budget Committee continued its markup of the FY 2009 Budget Resolution. Members entertained a variety of amendments. Representative Bonner (R-AL) introduced a particularly controversial …

The House Budget Committee marked up the fiscal year 2009 concurrent budget resolution. It is a nonbinding five-year tax and spending plan put together by the House and Senate Budget Committ…