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This week, Congressional Republicans once again showed they are more interested in political games and siding with the special interests than working for the middle class.

Today, Speaker Pelosi announced several reforms to congressional delegation travel (CODEL) undertaken by Members of the House--including the elimination of so-called "enhanced" per diems and a new requirement that Members and staff will be required to book in coach/economy class unless the scheduled travel is over 14 hours.

Today, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a new report showing anti-fraud enforcement and prevention efforts by the Obama Administration resulted in more than $2.5 billion ret

Today, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held their first hearing on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill as part o

I commend Senators Kerry and Lieberman for their hard work in putting together comprehensive legislation along with Senator Graham.

Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi, Susan Davis (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam), Member of the Armed Services Committee, Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Member of the Armed Services Committee, and Donna Edwards (D-MD), Member of the Science and Technology Committee, returned from a Congressional Delegation to Qatar, Afghanistan, and Germany.

According to a new analysis of federal data by USA Today, the Recovery Act which cut taxes for 98% of all Americans--a bill that all House Republicans voted against

With the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, President Obama has chosen a candidate who will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.