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January 14, 2009
Speaker Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering Committee has nominated appointments to the House Agriculture Committee, House Education & Labor Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Judiciary Committee, House Natural Resources Committee, House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, House Science & Technology Committee, House Small Business Committee, an
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January 14, 2009
Today, the House passed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, H.R. 2 by a vote of 289-139. This legislation expands the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children.
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January 14, 2009
This morning, the Congressional Oversight Panel is holding hearing on regulatory reform of the financial sector in preparation for a congressionally mandated report they will issue on current regulations and how the existing regulatory structure contributed to the ongoing financial and mortgage crises to determine what, if any, reforms are needed.
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January 13, 2009
Today, House Democratic leaders introduced the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children.
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January 13, 2009
This morning, the Justice Department Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility released a report entitled, "An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring and Other Improper Personnel Actions in the Civil Rights Division."
The report finds:
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January 12, 2009
Congress will soon receive a formal request from the Bush Administration to release the second half of the financial rescue funds.
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January 12, 2009
Today, YouTube launched two "hubs" to make it easier for citizens to find their Congressional Representatives who have YouTube channels - a House Hub and a Senate Hub:
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January 9, 2009
Today, the Congressionally mandated Oversight Panel on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) released its second report.
From the Congressional Oversight Panel:
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January 9, 2009
Economic statistics released by the Labor Department today show that 1.9 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last four months and that the unemployment rate has risen to 7.2 percent, the highest level since 1993.
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