Topic: U.S. House Of Representatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is lobbying Congress to unblock $200 million in aid for the Palestinian Authority that was frozen due to its bid for U.N. recognition of statehood over U.S. and Israeli objections.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday ...
Spurred on by the White House, divided US Senators moved late Monday to avert a government shutdown at week's end and defuse an angry battle over disaster relief in Hurricane Irene's wake.But the emerging deal did not provide any immediate money for ...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday defeated a stopgap measure to keep the government open past October 1 amid a fierce dispute over disaster aid in the wake of Hurricane Irene.The surprise 195-230 vote was a shock setback for Republican House ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal lawmakers expressed bipartisan support on Wednesday for several legislative proposals to ease regulatory burdens for small companies struggling to raise capital in the face of a battered economy.At a hearing before a House Financial Services panel, Democrats and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker said he was optimistic Congress would pass three long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia "very soon".Representative Kevin Brady said his understanding was the White House, Senate leaders and House of Representatives Speaker ...
US House Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans not to boycott President Barack Obama's jobs speech on Thursday and said he hoped for "common ground" with the White House on boosting the economy."He is the president of the United States, and I ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced her three appointees to a special congressional committee that will look at long-term deficit reductions, rounding out the 12-member bipartisan panel.Pelosi named Representative James Clyburn, the No. 3 House ...
Bringing the curtain down on a nearly 200-year-old tradition, leaders of the US House of Representatives announced Monday that they were doing away with the chamber's "page" program.Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited the high ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what is happening on Monday as lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal to raise the $14.3 trillion limit on U.S. borrowing, just a day before the deadline to avert an unprecedented default.* The White House and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives might decide not to support a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling when they meet on Monday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday."We all may not be able to support ...
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