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Last week, House Committees held six hearings related to the disastrous oil spill, including testimony from the top executives from the big five oil companies that uncovered serious disaster response plan inadequacies.

This week, the House and Senate conferees continue their conference committee meetings on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--common-sense reforms that hold Wall Street and the Big Banks accountable.

On Sunday, United Nations World Refugee Day, we again bring attention to the plight of men, women and children all over the world who have been forced to flee their homes for safety.

An Associated Press-GfK poll released this week finds that public support for the new health insurance reform law has risen to its highest point in AP polling--with 45% in favor of the Affordable Care Act.

Small businesses are the engine of our economy, creating two-thirds of the new jobs over the last 15 years. Small businesses continue to face a lack of credit and tight lending standards, with 45% of small businesses seeking loans unable to get their credit needs met in 2009 and lenders reporting three years of tightening loan standards for small firms through this winter.

Yesterday, after meeting with BP executives, President Obama announced BP will create a $20 billion disaster compensation fund for Gulf Coast workers, their families and businesses who have been affected by the oil spill.

This week, the House is continuing their full inquiry into the disaster and demanding answers from all the players including BP, Transocean and Halliburton.