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October 30, 2008
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., House Administration Committee Chairman Robert Brady, and respective Subcommittee Chairs Jerrold Nadler and Zoe Lofgren sent letters to each state's Secretary of State insisting "local election officials to take preemptive steps to prevent voting problems
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October 29, 2008
Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid today wrote to Treasury Secretary Paulson about the level of compensation that top executives will continue to receive at financial institutions benefiting from taxpayer assistance under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
Read the letter:
October 29, 2008Secretary Henry Paulson
Department of the Treasury
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October 28, 2008
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Subcommittee Chairs Scott and Sánchez requested information and documents from the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding their investigation into mortgage fraud stating, "a national crisis requires a national response, and the Department has yet to convince us that it did, and is doing, its part to adequate
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October 24, 2008
America's families 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 promote consumer and investor confidence.
KEY FINDINGS FROM THIS WEEK'S CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
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October 24, 2008
Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement today on the European Parliament's decision to award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Hu Jia, a Chinese human rights activist currently imprisoned by the Chinese government:
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October 22, 2008
Today, the Oversight Committee is holding a hearing examining the actions of the three largest credit rating agencies (Standard & Poor's, Moody's Corporation, and Fitch Ratings) leading up to the current financial crisis. ABC News reports:
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October 21, 2008
This morning, the Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing entitled, "The Future of Financial Services Regulation":
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October 20, 2008
Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony this morning before the House Budget Committee and his support of an economic recovery package.
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October 20, 2008
Today, the House Budget Committee is holding a hearing on the options and challenges of an economic recovery package.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Benjamin S. BernankeChairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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October 17, 2008
Last night, Speaker Pelosi was on Charlie Rose discussing the financial rescue legislation and the need for an economic recovery package. Watch: