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By Kevin Drawbaugh Several congressional Democrats said on Wednesday they plan to introduce legislation next week to cap credit card interest rates. With unemployment and Wall Street bonuses incongruously rising together, the chairman of...

In this article: Louise Slaughter, Federal Reserve, Supreme Court, U.S. House, Unemployment, Capital One Financial, American Express, and Jpmorgan Chase

A list of congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations for the classes of 2009 to 2013, the officeholders and the total nominations they have made. All 20 are Democrats from districts where whites make up less than...

In this article: US House, Michael Capuano, Diane Watson, California, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Pennsylvania

FACTBOX-Keys to U.S. House panel's "too big to fail" bill WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday delayed a final vote on a bill addressing systemic risk in the economy and what to do about...

In this article: FDIC, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, U.S. House Financial Services Committee, U.S. House, Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians in a move that could help shore up support from doctors for a sweeping Democratic-backed healthcare overhaul. The House...

In this article: Medicare, U.S. House, American Medical Association, Steny Hoyer, Joe Barton, and Barack Obama

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday approved a measure that would set up a $150-billion "systemic dissolution fund" to finance the unwinding of troubled financial firms. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp would handle...

In this article: US House, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Brad Sherman, and U.S. House Financial Services Committee

A proposal that would shift the burden of bank industry fees to larger institutions was backed by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. The committee agreed to include the proposal from Democratic Representative Luis...

In this article: FDIC, House Financial Services Committee, Wells Fargo, Luis Gutierrez, US House, and Bank of America

By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 19 : In a rare gesture, the US House of Representatives has unanimously adopted a resolution commending the maturing of India-US relations and welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the United States.

In this article: Manmohan Singh, India, United States, US House, Gary Ackerman, Jim McDermott, Democracy, Steny Hoyer, and Ed Royce

The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee voted on Wednesday to approve a proposal that would empower regulators to break up large financial firms that threaten economic stability. The panel approved the measure...

In this article: US House, Paul Kanjorski, and U.S.

...spending, tax cuts * Would likely add to budget deficit Adds additional detail on possible jobs measures) By Andy Sullivan The House of Representatives aims to pass job-creating legislation before the end of the year to ease...

In this article: Steny Hoyer, House of Representatives, Recession, Unemployment, Tax, White House, and Fiscal year

* Could include transportation spending, tax cuts * Would likely add to budget deficit By Andy Sullivan Democrats in the House of Representatives aim to pass job-creating legislation before the end of the year to ease double-digit...

In this article: Steny Hoyer, Unemployment, US House, Recession, Fiscal year, and Barack Obama