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House Passes Continuing Resolution to Cut Spending in Early Morning Vote
ABC News’ John R. Parkinson reports: So what goes on after 3:00 A.M. in the U.S Capitol on a Saturday morning? Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sits at a table in the Speaker’s Lobby intensely studying yesterday’s news in the Wall…
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House passes state aid bill; Obama signs into law
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into law, an election-year bill providing $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies and cutting food aid to the poor.
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Senate passes bill to save teacher, police jobs
Legislation long sought by Democrats to prevent layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers, police and other public workers has passed the Senate.
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Senate passes sweeping financial overhaul legislation
The vote is a major victory for President Obama and Democratic leaders two years after the mortgage meltdown. Nearly two years after a financial crisis triggered the worst recession since the Great Depression, the Senate approved bold and controversial legislation aimed at preventing a repeat — and set the stage for a showdown over the issue in this fall’s midterm elections.
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#FinReg: Bill Passes Senate; Heads to President for Signature
The U.S. Senate passed the financial regulatory reform conference report today by a vote of 60-39, sending the bill to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature. He is expected to sign it early next week. Sens. Scott Brown, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe were the only Republicans to support the measure. Sen. Russ Feingold was [...]
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Financial reform passes last procedural hurdle
First Read: By a 60-38 vote, the Senate ended debate on the financial reform legislation, clearing a final procedural hurdle. It’s now expected that that final Senate passage (which needs a simple majority vote) will come later this afternoon. United States Senate – Senate – United States – Legislation – Government
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Senate passes Shalit resolution unanimously
The U.S. Senate unanimously called for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit just days after the fourth anniversary of his capture by Hamas.
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With Warts, Fin Reg Passes House And Heads To Senate
The Senate still has a chance to do some good after Independence Day to a bill that has many expensi
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US passes new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON – CONGRESS on Thursday approved tough new unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran’s energy and banking sectors, which could also hurt companies from other countries doing business with Teheran. The House of Representatives passed the bill 408-8 and sent it to President Barack Obama for signing into law. The Senate had approved it 99-0 earlier in the day.
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House passes campaign finance bill
House Democratic leaders pushed a sweeping new campaign finance reform measure through their chamber Thursday, overcoming the objections of critics on both the left and the right. United States – Politics – Campaigns and Elections – Campaign finance – Election Reform
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