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» House Appropriations Committee Introduces FY09 Consolidated Appropriations Act, February 23, 2009 Today, the House Appropriations Committee introduced legislation to wrap up work on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations bills.

» Democrats Respond to Obama Administration's Housing Plan, February 18, 2009 Today, President Obama unveiled a new Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan to address the home mortgage crisis and prevent seven to nine million Americans from losing their homes.

» Democratic Leaders Statements on Auto Industry Restructuring Plans, February 17, 2009 House leaders issue statements following GM and Chrysler submitting their restructuring plans to the Treasury Department.

» House Passes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, February 13, 2009 Today, the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on a The bill passed on a vote of 246 to 183.

» American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Conference Report, February 12, 2009 Bill text and summary American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Conference Report.

» House Leaders Celebrate Congressman Dingell's Historic Milestone, February 11, 2009 House Members spoke on the House Floor today in celebration of Congressman John Dingell, who today become the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

» House Leaders on Obama Administration's Financial Stabilization Plan, February 10, 2009 House leaders respond to the Obama Administration’s plan to overhaul the bank rescue plan for the financial sector.

» Democratic Leaders Urge Immediate Action on Economic Recovery Package, February 06, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor announced the U.S. economy lost 598,000 jobs in January, the largest one-month decline since 1974, and the unemployment rate hit 7.6%, its highest point in 16 years.

» Democratic Leaders Join President Obama for SCHIP Signing, February 04, 2009 Congressional leaders joined President Obama at the White House for the bill-signing of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization.

» House Leaders Recognize Black History Month, February 02, 2009 February is recognized as Black History Month. Today House leaders released statements commemorating the occasion.

» Democrats on House Passage of Economic Recovery Act, January 28, 2009 Today, the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to address the problems facing the economy and put Americans back to work.

» Democrats Applaud Passage of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, January 27, 2009 Today, the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which is now headed to President Obama for his signature.

» Democratic Leaders Respond to Executive Orders on Closing Guantanamo, January 22, 2009 Today, President Obama signed Executive Orders to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and end harsh interrogation techniques.

» Nation Celebrates Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, January 19, 2009 Today, Democratic leaders joined millions to celebrate the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

» House Releases Details on American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill, January 15, 2009 In the next two weeks, the Congress will be considering the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009.

» Democrats Support State Children’s Health Insurance Program, January 14, 2009 Today, the House introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children.

» Democrats Respond to Request for Access to Remaining TARP Funds, January 12, 2009 House Democrats issued the following statements today after reports that the Bush Administration will seek access to the remaining funds of the Troubled Asset Relief Program on behalf of President-elect Obama.

» Democrats Respond to Dismal December Jobs Report, January 09, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy lost 524,000 jobs in December 2008, and the unemployment rate hit a 15-year high of 7.2 percent.

» Democrats Respond to CBO's Deficit Projection, January 07, 2009 Today, the Congressional Budget Office issued the January 2009 “Budget and Economic Outlook,” forecasting a record deficit of $1.2 trillion for 2009 and an unemployment rate above 9 percent in 2010.

» House Democratic Leadership Unveils New Rules Package, January 05, 2009 House Democratic Leaders today unveiled the proposed Democratic Rules package for the 111th Congress, common-sense reforms to the House Rules will enable Congress to work more effectively.

» House Leaders Address Situation in Gaza, December 29, 2008 House leaders released statements addressing the developing situation in Gaza.

» Democratic Leaders Respond to the Bush Administration's Plan to Aid Auto Industry, December 19, 2008 President Bush announced plans to provide government assistance to prevent the collapse of the American auto industry.

» Democrats Support Job Creation Package to Address Increasing Unemployment, December 18, 2008 House Democratic leaders urge immediate action on an economic recovery, job creation package following the Department of Labor's report that 554,000 Americans filed new applications for unemployment benefits.

» Democrats Rebuke Senate Republicans for Blocking Auto Aid, December 12, 2008 Democrats respond to Senate Republicans' blocking of legislation to provide government loans to the auto industry so that it can restructure.

» Democrats Strive to Help Americans Get Back to Work, December 11, 2008 Democrats respond to today’s report from the Department of Labor on rising jobless claims, indicating that an economic recovery package and aid to auto industry is needed to get the economy back on track.

 

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