Topic: U.S. House Of Representatives
by Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the anniversary of the passage of the U.S. economic stimulus plan looms and President Barack Obama presses for new jobs legislation, states and the government are assessing the impact the program has had on transportation."The ...
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has at last passed legislation on financial regulation. The Senate has to pass its own version, and then the two houses of Congress must reconcile before each vote again and the final bill goes to the president's ...
Ala. gov no fan of 2nd federal stimulus bill, but he's counting on it to balance state budgetsGov. Bob Riley is relying on Congress to pass a second federal stimulus bill that he doesn't support so Alabama can get more than $1 ...
Michigan big winner under US House stimulus bill, which eases state match requirementMichigan might not have to give up hundreds of millions of dollars in federal road money after all.The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to exempt the state from having to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and top Democrats in Congress.The sweeping bill, which will have to be reconciled with any ...
According to the following Democratic and Republican congress members, economists, financial experts and journalists, the " Congressman Brad Sherman, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, and was formerly an accountant, and other Democrats in CongressCongressman Spencer Bachus, the ranking Republican ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday he supports raising the United States' debt ceiling to a high enough level so lawmakers will not have to boost it again before the November 2010 congressional ...
A US senator has unveiled a draft of legislation challenging a bill requiring private equity firms to register with the Securities Exchange Commission. Private equity firms would still be subject to some SEC reporting regulations under the act, however.. Douglas Lowenstein, president ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved more aid for jobless workers and broadened tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses on Thursday and sent the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.The measure, which aims to breathe life into the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should lose its authority to bail out big, failing financial firms like AIG and Bear Stearns under proposed reforms aimed at limiting the collateral damage from such failures, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.Geithner, ...
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