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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…

H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/…

H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 (Rep. Noem - Energy and Commerce)(Subject to a Rule) The Rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on the Energy Department’s decision to back over half a million dollars in loan guarantees to solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, which later went into b…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on the Energy Department’s decision to back over half a billion dollars in loan guarantees to solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, which later went into b…

The House considered H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2012 under a rule.

The House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee met to vote on issuing a subpoena for White House communications related to solar energy panel maker …

Witnesses testified on the cancellation of Community Living Assistance Service and Supports (CLASS) program. CLASS, which was part of the 2010 health care law, was slated to be a voluntary, …

Treasury Department officials testified at a hearing on the investigation of loans to the failed solar panel company Solyndra. Gary Burner in his testimony said he had never encountered a lo…

The House considered several free trade bills.

In the weekly Republican address Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) talked about House Republican plans aimed at reducing government regulations which are hampering job creation.

Solyndra executives invoked their Fifth Amendment rights at a House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing company that recently f…

Late in the evening the House passed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded on a vote of 219 to 203.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson testified on her agency’s decision-making process and regulatory activity to comport with President Obama’s regulatory review an…

A House oversight subcommittee held a hearing on an Energy Department loan to a Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing company that recently filed for bankruptcy. The $535 million dollar loan…

A House oversight subcommittee held a hearing on an Energy Department loan to a Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing company that recently filed for bankruptcy. The $535 million dollar loan…

Regulatory agency officials testified about a non-binding request by the White House to reduce and streamline federal regulations. Each disputed the accusation by Chair Stearns that they hav…