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House of Representatives votes to extend conservation easements

Lake County News - Thu Dec 10, 4:11 am ET

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, by a vote of 241-181.

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Protesting health care bill's abortion restrictions
Berkeley Voice - Albany Journal - Wed Dec 9, 8:48 pm ET
The city of Berkeley made an official statement on abortion today by sending coat hangers — a ghastly symbol of illegal abortions — to 20 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who voted to restrict federal funding for abortions in the health care bill.
Job-creating bill could cost up to $200 billion
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:52 pm ET
Job-creating legislation taking shape in the U.S. Congress could carry a price tag of $75 billion to $200 billion with much of that funded by leftover bank-bailout money, House Democrats said on Tuesday.
Congress could vote this week on funding for Troy-Birmingham transit center
Crain's Detroit Business - Wed Dec 9, 3:09 pm ET
The U.S. Congress could vote on $1.3 million in funding for the Troy/Birmingham Multi-modal Transit Center this week, according to a statement issued today by the office of U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills.
US Congress may subpoena White House gatecrashers
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 10:26 am ET
The US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee is prepared to subpoena a couple who showed up uninvited to a White House state dinner reception, a lawmaker said.
State representatives work to finalize appropriations
Penn State Collegian - Wed Dec 9, 7:22 pm ET
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is working to finalize approval of state-related university appropriations by tonight, the last hurdle before Penn State receives its long-awaited $333.8 million in state funds.
Oracle faces uphill battle as EU slams US Senate
TG Daily - Wed Dec 9, 6:36 am ET
UPDATED "Haven't you got better things to do?"
Brady opposes bill passed by House
The Orange Leader - Wed Dec 9, 5:07 pm ET
The U.S. House of Representatives passed their traditional one-year extension of popular tax breaks on Wednesday but added permanent tax increases that harm local real estate and construction sectors.
U.S. Senate Committee Allocates $2.5 Billion for High Speed Rail
LAist - Wed Dec 9, 4:46 pm ET
Earlier this fall, the House of Representatives allocated $4 billion for High Speed Rail in the 2010 transportation bill. Then along came the Senate with a proposal to cut that to $1.2 billion. That changed yesterday. “The Consolidated Appropriations Committee bill included $2.5 billion for high-speed rail for fiscal year 2010, more than doubling President Barack Obama’s original recommendation ...
UPDATE: US Senate Democrats Reach 'Broad Agreement' On Health Bill
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 8, 9:47 pm ET
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D., Nev.) announced late Tuesday that Senate Democrats had reached "broad agreement" on a new compromise for health-care overhaul language that is intended to unite liberals and centrists in his party.
Ralph Hall begins re-election bid
The Paris News - Wed Dec 9, 3:14 pm ET
U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Rockwall, filed Sunday to seek re-election to a 15th term in the United States House of Representatives, most of those terms served as a Democrat until winning as a Republican in 2004.
Pa. House holds off on table game vote
The News Journal - Wed Dec 9, 10:03 am ET
The state House of Representatives delayed voting on a bill to legalize table games and authorize two more casinos in Pennsylvania, because Democratic leaders were still trying to piece together support for it.
Bailout watchdog: Crisis response worked, somewhat
San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Dec 9, 12:40 am ET
The government's $700 billion bailout of the financial system helped prevent an all-out panic last fall but hasn't met many of the targets Congress set out, a watchdog panel says. "Congress set goals for (the bailouts) that went well beyond short-term... government - United States Congress - Bailout - Congress - United States
Taxpayers’ bill nearing $378,000 in DiMasi case
Boston Globe - Wed Dec 9, 12:28 am ET
The state House of Representatives has paid private attorneys nearly $378,000 in taxpayer money to represent the speaker’s office in a federal corruption investigation of former House speaker Salvatore DiMasi, newly disclosed records show.
Bald eagles respond to help
Washington County News / Holmes County Times-Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 12:55 pm ET
Stretch your arms straight out for an instant idea of the bald eagle’s wingspan. Then add a couple of feet. The U.S. Congress was impressed enough by the large, fiercely majestic-looking bird of prey to make it the national emblem in 1782. More...
Fattah's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Plan for the Jobless Moves Close to House Passage
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 5:33 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A $3 billion emergency mortgage assistance program for unemployed homeowners -- authored by Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) and based on a successful Pennsylvania program that Fattah helped create as a young state legislator -- is on the verge of passage in the House of Representatives.