Topic: U.S. House Of Representatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in Congress on Thursday dismissed President Barack Obama's job-creation package as a "poor substitute" for policies that would boost the economy and ruled out tax increases as a way to close the country's budget gap.House of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases on Thursday if they could boost economic growth, adding that "everything is on the table" for a congressional panel charged with forging a deal to cut the deficit.Representative Dave ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders rushed to line up Republican and Democratic votes on Monday for a White House-backed deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avert an unprecedented debt default.With scars still fresh from the months-long debate over increasing the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what's happening on Thursday in negotiations to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion debt limit by August 2 and avoid a U.S. credit default:* No face-to-face meetings between President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic and Republican leaders ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top attorney for the U.S. securities regulator was advised not to recuse himself from handling Bernard Madoff matters for the agency even though his family's estate had invested with the swindler.Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission General Counsel David ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hal Scott testified on financial reform before the Senate last February, he identified himself simply as a Harvard Law School professor and director of an independent research group.He also had some other relevant experience: Scott is on ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal on a temporary extension of the Bush-era tax rates could emerge that would also renew unemployment benefits for 2 million Americans about to lose them, top lawmakers said on Tuesday.A senior Republican in the House of Representatives ...
The Obama administration hosts a weekly bipartisan Happy Hour at the White House as a mixer for members of Congress. Obama celebrates spending binge with cocktails and wagyu steak (January 29, 2009) Online bloggers noted the irony of serving expensive wagyu steak ...
Lame-duck session starts with lots to do, dim prospects for achievementsLame-duck sessions are usually unpopular and unproductive. Nothing suggests otherwise this year.Seven weeks ahead of the GOP House takeover, hobbled Democrats and invigorated Republicans return Monday to Capitol Hill.With change clearly in ...
The article reports on the continuance of the U.S. House and Senate on their stance over extension for expiring tax breaks. bondbuyer.com Legislation Congress OKs Continuing Resolution; Stimulus Package Held Up BY AUDREY DUTTON Congress over the weekend approved and delivered to ...
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