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» Democratic Leaders on the Release of the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Report, May 12, 2009 Today, the Medicare and Social Security Trustees issued their annual report, which included updated projections for the solvency of Social Security and Medicare trust funds.

» President Obama Announces Full FY10 Budget Proposal, May 07, 2009 Today, President Obama announced his full budget proposal, including $17 billion in spending cuts.

» Administration Plans to Reform International Tax Laws, May 04, 2009 Today, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner announced components of the Administration’s plan to reform our nation’s international tax laws.

» House Passes FY10 Budget Conference Report, April 29, 2009 Today, the House pass the FY10 Conference Report on a vote of 233-193.

» Agreement Reached on FY10 Budget Plan, April 27, 2009 Today, House and Senate reached an agreement on the FY10 Budget Resolution.

» Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Passes Out of Committee, April 22, 2009 Today, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights with bipartisan support.

» Congressional Leaders on the Signing of the Serve America Act, April 21, 2009 Today, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law.

» House Leaders Acknowledge Tax Day, April 15, 2009 House Democratic Leaders speak out on tax day, April 15, 2009.

» Democrats Respond to FY 2009 Supplemental Funding Request, April 09, 2009 Today, President Obama sent to Congress the Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan.

» Democrats Respond to March Unemployment Statistics, April 03, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy lost 663,000 in March and the unemployment rate hit 8.5%, the highest level since 1983.

» House Passes the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, April 02, 2009 Today, the House passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which will provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with authority to regulate tobacco products.

» Democratic Leaders Respond to the President's Auto Industry Plan, March 30, 2009 House Democratic leaders respond to President Obama's plan for the U.S. automotive industry.

» Democrats Respond to President’s Strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 27, 2009 House Democrats weighed-in on President Obama's announced strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

» House Budget Committee Marks-Up Budget Resolution, March 25, 2009 Today, the House Budget Committee marked-up the House budget resolution.

» House Leaders Respond to Administration’s Public-Private Investment Program, March 23, 2009 House Leaders weighed in on the Administration’s Public-Private Investment Program.

» House Leaders Respond to CBO Analysis of the President's Budget, March 20, 2009 Today, the Congressional Budget Office issued their analysis of the President’s budget outline.

» House Passes Legislation on AIG Bonuses, March 19, 2009 Today, the House passed legislation to take back bonuses given to individuals at companies receiving government assistance.

» Democrats on Credit for Small Businesses, March 16, 2009 Today, President Obama and Secretary Tim Geithner announced plans to restore the flow of credit to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

» Democrats Announce Further Earmark Reforms, March 11, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-WI) today announced two additional measures to the committee’s earmarking process.

» House and Senate Introduce Employee Free Choice Act, March 10, 2009 Today, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate.

» Democrats Respond to President Obama's Executive Order on Stem Cell Research, March 09, 2009 Democrats weigh in after President Obama signed an Executive Order today lifting the eight-year ban on embryonic stem cell research put in place by the Bush Administration.

» Democrats Respond to February Jobs Report, March 06, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor announced the U.S. economy lost 651,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate hit 8.1%, its highest point in since 1983.

» Democrats Attend Summit on Health Care Reform, March 05, 2009 Congressional Leaders and Members met at the White House today for a summit on health care reform.

» Democrats Celebrate Women's History Month, March 03, 2009 House Democratic Leaders and President Obama celebrate Women's History Month, which is observed in March.

» Democrats Respond to the President's Iraq Strategy, February 27, 2009 Democrats responded to the announcement today that President Obama plans to end the war in Iraq and withdraw combat troops over the next 18 months.

 

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