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Members of Congress from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware spoke about damage and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy. During their comments several me…

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. The extension of normal trade relations with the Russian Federation and Moldova was debated.

Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) gave his farewell address.

Richard Cordray gave his semi-annual report to Congress of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In his testimony he said that the CFPB would draft a proposal to address a provisi…

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 1) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 2) H.Con.Res. 127 - Expressing the sen…

Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), created by the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law to monitor excessive risk …

Jamie Dimon testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012 He apologized for the trading losses, but he stressed that no taxpayer money was lost and that the bank rema…

House session from May 31, 2012.

Legislative business: Amendments to Defense Authorization

Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials testified on the discretionary authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate non-bank financial firms as “systemically…

The House convened for a legislative session.

The House debated federal spending for the Commerce and Justice Departments and science agencies.

1) H.R. 2779 - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended (Sponsored by Re…

Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. Topics included inflation and unemployment, reform of Social Security and Medicare, and bu…

HR 3408, a bill aimed at expanding oil and gas drilling. Revenues generated from this measure would be used to pay for the projects and programs outlined in HR 7, the surface transportation …

Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan / Budget Committee / Rules Committee) The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Reps. Paul R…

2pm Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 306 - Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act (Sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones) 2) H.R. 1162 - To provide the Quileute Indian Trib…