Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to give long-term unemployed workers at least seven weeks of extra jobless benefits. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:51:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - The House of Representatives approved a $700 billion bailout package for U.S. banks, under pressure from all sides as the effort to head off a spreading financial crisis hung in the balance.
CQPolitics.com - House Democratic leaders said they are working with their GOP counterparts to line up votes for a revised financial bailout plan, but warned they will not put it on the floor Friday unless they are sure it will pass. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:09:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is stepping back from a claim he made Wednesday that a major insurance company is on the “verge of going bankrupt.” -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:42:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AFP - US President George W. Bush on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to follow the Senate's lead and approve a massive economic rescue package, warning "people's jobs are in jeopardy."
Reuters - A group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday they would seek an amendment to significantly reduce the size of a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package headed for a House vote soon.
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that it's "just foolish" to suggest that her husband is benefiting from tens of thousands of dollars one of her political committees is paying a firm he owns. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:23:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - A federal judge has rejected a defense demand to declare a mistrial after a prosecutor miscue in the corruption case against Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Reuters - Several Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives said on Thursday they would either change or were leaning toward changing their "no" votes on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:08:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Whip James Clyburn on Thursday said he "feels good" about prospects for passing a financial industry bailout bill, saying that "Democratic support is up" since Monday's failed attempt at passage of a previous bill. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:50:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
CQPolitics.com - With the renewable-power industry counting for its growth on tax breaks included in the economic rescue package on the House floor Friday, wind and solar energy lobbyists went to work to get recalcitrant Republicans to switch their votes. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:17:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - A controversial bill to provide $700 billion to help bail out Wall Street will be sent to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday for debate and a vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:17:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - U.S. House Democratic leaders expressed optimism on Thursday that a revised $700 billion financial industry rescue bill passed by the Senate will clear the House of Representatives, which rejected the bailout earlier in the week and rocked financial markets worldwide.
CQPolitics.com - The phrase "a week is a long time in politics" is one of the most oft-repeated cliches among folks who follow elections. If that's true, the past month must seem like an eternity for Republican strategists trying to prevent a second consecutive disaster in elections for the U.S. Senate and House. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:26:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
