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Last week, twenty-nine West Virginia miners tragically perished in the mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch-South Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. This was the worst American coal mining disaster in the last 40 years. Today, the House considers H.Res. 1236 authored by Rep.

For the past two days, global leaders came together to work toward common goals: a future without nuclear weapons and a safer world for our families and for the next generation.

By unanimous consent, the Senate has passed the TRICARE Affirmation Act, sending the bill to the President for his signature into law.

This morning, Leader Boehner declared repealing health insurance reform the number one priority for Republicans:

When Justice John Paul Stevens retires at the end of this term, the Supreme Court will lose a voice of reason, passion, and good judgment.

Today, the United States and Russia acted to make the world a safer place -- for the people of both nations and for families across the globe. In signing a new arms reduction treaty, Presidents Obama and Medvedev marked a new era of cooperation and security, and moved us closer to a day defined not by the threat of nuclear weapons, but by the possibility of a future without them.

Brendan Daly, spokesman for Speaker Pelosi, on the FBI arresting a suspect accused of making threatening phone calls to the Speaker:

The tax cuts in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama last February, gave 95% of American workers a tax cut, and encouraged new job-creating investments by businesses large and small. Many of these tax credits will transform our economy for years to come, such as in renewable energy and energy efficiency.