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A top US lawmaker expressed confidence Wednesday that the US Congress will approve the most sweeping overhaul of the financial industry since the Great Depression of the 1930s by July 4.Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer praised House Financial Services Committee chairman ...
The US Congress has given up plans to take up legislation this year to give the US capital a member of Congress with full voting rights, amid a dispute over gun laws, a top lawmaker said Tuesday."I am profoundly disappointed that we ...
The US Congress could send President Barack Obama legislation imposing new sanctions on Iran "in a matter of weeks," Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday.Hoyer told reporters he was "hopeful" that lawmakers would act on the popular initiative "sooner, rather ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican and Democratic lawmakers will attend a bipartisan meeting with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss proposed financial regulatory reform, the White House said on Tuesday.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI and police are investigating attacks and threats against Democratic members of Congress who voted for healthcare reform, and a senior House of Representatives Democrat said on Wednesday his colleagues are at risk.Democrats decried heated Republican rhetoric, including ...
A senior US House Democrat scolded Republicans Tuesday for superheated attacks on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, including one anti-abortion lawmaker's cry of "baby killer."Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warned colleagues against "inflammatory language" and underlined that "we have seen ...
House majority leader says Democrats will have 216 votes to pass health care reformHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says Democrats will have the 216 votes needed to pass health care reform when it comes to the floor for a vote.The Maryland Democrat ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday that sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation was on track for passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and would cut the deficit by more than $100 billion in the first 10 years.Expanding ...
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa says he will resign amid harassment complaint by male staffer New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "Later in the ...
New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "Later in the day, Massa released a statement saying that after learning he had a recurrence of ...
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