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January 21, 2009
Today, the House passed the TARP Reform and Accountability Act (HR 384) by a vote of 260-166 to amend the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to:
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January 21, 2009
Today at 12pm EST, the Appropriations Committee is having a full committee meeting to markup the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which creates and saves 3 to 4 million jobs, jumpstarts our economy, and transforms it for the 21st century. Watch the live webcast>>
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January 20, 2009
Speaker Pelosi announced today that she will recommend Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) to chair the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the House Democratic Caucus, saying:
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January 20, 2009
President Obama has launched whitehouse.gov, featuring a blog in the "Briefing Room" section.
Visit it at www.whitehouse.gov.
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January 20, 2009
During the Presidential Inaugural luncheon in the Capitol this afternoon, Speaker Pelosi presented President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden two flags that were flown over the Capitol during the Inaugural Ceremony. The Speaker's remarks, as prepared:
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January 20, 2009
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader:
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January 20, 2009
To watch a live streaming web cast of the swearing-in ceremony, click here>>
UPDATE: Whitehouse.gov will have the video and the full text of President Obama's Inaugural Address later today.
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January 19, 2009
Tuesday, on the steps of the Capitol, we will inaugurate the 44th President of the United States. From the inaugural platform, President Obama will look across the expanse of the National Mall to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where one of America's most courageous and compassionate prophets of peace -- Reverend Martin Luther King -- called upon our nation to fulfill the promise of its founding dream for all of our people.
Just as Barack Obama's historic inauguration makes this Martin Luther King Day more poignant, our commitment to fulfilling Dr.
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January 15, 2009
Chairman Waxman has set an aggressive timetable for action to reduce global warming and our dependence on foreign oil. I share his sense of urgency and his belief that we cannot afford another year of delay.
The House is fortunate to have the leadership of Chairman Waxman and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey on climate and energy issues; their knowledge of these issues and commitment to finding the right solutions is unmatched.
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January 15, 2009
In the next two weeks, the House will consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which makes long-term investments that are worthy, needed, fully-screened, and based on merit, not politics. Developed with priorities shared by President-elect Obama, the plan will create or save 3 to 4 million American jobs, with an estimated 90 percent of the jobs created in the private sector--getting the American economy moving in the short term and making investments for a stronger economy in the long term.