Topic: U.S. House Of Representatives
President Barack Obama on Thursday called top Democratic allies to a White House strategy huddle barely one month before elections in which the party fears a rout that may paralyze his agenda.Obama held closed-door talks with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic ...
The article reports on the request for proposal (RFP) issued by the New York City Retirement Systems for U.S. equity active small-cap managers. The RFP says the search is being conducted in anticipation of its small-cap managers' contracts expiring in December 2010. ...
The article reports on approval by the U.S. Senate of a modified version of the bailout plan that was rejected by the House of Representatives. Excerpt from Article: General News LA 911 Considers Investment .2 Florida Plan Hire NEPC .2 PSERS Pumps ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday would only commit to a vote in the House of Representatives on extending middle class tax cuts this year, succumbing to Democratic divisions about the wisdom of vote before the elections.(Reporting by Donna Smith ...
US President Barack Obama Wednesday told Republicans to stop "playing games" and back an extension to middle class tax cuts, firing a fresh shot in the escalating mid-term election campaign.Obama accused Republicans of blocking the move just to ensure the richest Americans ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into law, an election-year bill providing $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies and cutting food aid to the poor.The Democratic-controlled ...
The financial regulatory overhaul legislation that recently came out of a joint conference committee passed the House of Representatives Wednesday by a vote of 237 to 192. The Big Money reports only three Republicans voted to support the bill. The rest voted ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure introduced on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate to help states pay for healthcare is already having a rocky time, and governors from across the country are rallying to try to get it passed.Under the $863 billion U.S. ...
US President Barack Obama held a strategy session Friday with the two key lawmakers tasked with shepherding a sweeping financial regulatory overhaul bill to his desk in a matter of weeks.Obama, who has made enacting the measure his top domestic goal, met ...
Late last month, the Senate Banking Committee approved a financial regulatory reform package sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. Unlike its counterpart in the House of Representatives, the Senate bill does not yet include a provision that would exempt small businesses from ...