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November 13, 2008
America's working families are facing worsening economic conditions. The number of homeowners receiving foreclosure notices increased 25 percent from a year ago and the number of newly laid-off Americans filing for jobless benefits is at a seven-year high. In these difficult times, the American people expect solutions from Congress and the Bush Administration.
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November 11, 2008
The 110th Congress pledged to put our troops and veterans first: restoring GI Bill veterans education benefits, improving veterans' health care, rebuilding our military, and strengthening other benefits for our troops and military families.
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November 11, 2008
On Veterans Day, Americans across our great nation come together to honor the brave men and women who wore our nation's uniform, to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to pay special tribute to those serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the globe.
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November 8, 2008
Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson calling on him to review the feasibility of using the authority given under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 to provide temporary assistance to the automobile industry during this financial crisis.
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November 7, 2008
This morning, the Department of Labor released its employment report for October showing a loss of another 240,000 American jobs, bringing the total number of jobs lost this year to 1.2 million, and a 14-year high jobless rate of 6.5 percent.
Speaker Pelosi:
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November 6, 2008
Today the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies released the following information regarding tickets for the 56th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony on January 20, 2009:
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October 31, 2008
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October 31, 2008
America's families and businesses are facing an economic crisis, and the New Direction Congress is fighting for real solutions to rebuild our economy, create good-paying jobs here at home and making us more competitive in the 21st century global economy, and promote consumer and investor confidence.
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON THE ECONOMY THIS WEEK
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October 30, 2008
This morning, KGO Newstalk AM 810 in San Francisco became the first broadcast media outlet in California to transmit using solar power. Speaker Pelosi flipped the solar power switch on KGO's Ronn Owens Show saying, "Congratulations to you and to KGO.
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October 30, 2008
Today, the Department of Commerce released the third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers, which shrank at a 0.3 percent annual rate, marking the worst showing since the 2001 recession, and weekly applications for unemployment benefits, which remained at 478,000, near an all time high.
Speaker Pelosi on the GDP numbers: