Democrats urge quick action as Senate takes up jobless benefit extension After weeks of political haggling, the Senate agreed Tuesday to take up ...
President applauds regulation overhaul plan in letter to key House Democrat President Barack Obama is cheering an effort to rein in large financial ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) talks with reporters after a weekly Democratic policy luncheon in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate's version of the health care ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill on Tuesday to regulate advisers to hedge funds and private equity funds. The House Financial Services Committee voted 67-1 to back a bill that would require the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal to stop rich Americans from stashing assets offshore to evade taxes, by slapping penalties on individuals and foreign financial institutions, was introduced on Tuesday in the U.S. Congress. The bill, introduced by Senate and House Democratic leaders, ...
Abortion foe urges people to burn Pelosi, Reid in effigy to protest health care bill Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is calling on people to burn effigies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this Halloween, as part of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Offshore funds would have to register with U.S. regulators under an amendment added to a bill mandating more oversight of private capital pools under debate on Tuesday in a U.S. congressional committee. The bill would force hedge funds and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will revise the estate tax before it expires at the end of 2009, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat said on Tuesday. "I expect it to come forward this year, whether it comes in the ...
Following Sen. Reid, Obama says no one can block progress on health care overhaul President Barack Obama said Monday that America has no choice but to overhaul the health care system to make insurance cheaper for families, businesses and the government. He ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Monday the Senate's sweeping healthcare reform bill would include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out of participation if they choose. Reid said he would send the bill, which ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote on Tuesday to extend a popular tax break for home buyers that has helped lift the housing market out of its worst slump since the Great Depression. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, speaking on ...
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., arrives at a news conference to speak on health care reform, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Copyright 2009 AP News
