Congress

This morning, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises is holding a hearing to assess the alleged $50 billion investment fraud engineered by Mr. Bernard L. Madoff. This is the second in a series of hearings that will help to guide the work of the Financial Services Committee and the Capital Markets Subcommittee in the 111th Congress in undertaking the most substantial rewrite of the laws governing the U.S. financial markets since the Great Depression. Rep. Gary Ackerman questioned witnesses from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A sneak peek at the new show Running from RightNetwork. Find more at http://rightnetwork.com Follow John Dennis as he runs for Congress against Nancy Pelosi in California’s 8th District.
A reality series told primarily in the first-person, Running is not just political, it’s personal; a fly-on-the-wall expose of what it takes to launch, build, run and maybe even win a political campaign. Whether running for the Senate or a seat in Congress, our stories begin with the initial euphoria of someone determined to make a difference. We see what it takes to assemble a team, face the challenges of raising money and tackle the issues on the campaign trail. It all leads right up to the day voters decide on November 2, 2010.

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LTC Allen West speaking before the Tea Party Fort Lauderdale before the July 3, 2010 Tea Party of Fort Lauderdale rally at Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway. Content News & Politics Copyright Channel1Images Inc 2010.

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BREAKING NEWS: We have confirmed that the federal budget planned for fiscal year 2011 has been canceled.

The cause: Washington Democrats’ out-of-control spending spree.

We are here now outside the Capitol awaiting an apology from Washington Democrats for this betrayal of hard-working American taxpayers.

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With all of the attention on the BP oil spill, the European debt crisis and even financial regulatory reform, the fact that Congress hasn’t passed (and will likely not pass) a federal budget for fiscal year 2011 is flying under the radar.

To quote the words of the House Majority Leader, “The most basic responsibility of governing — enacting a budget.”

So what has Congress been so busy doing that they can’t find the time to pass a budget? Watch the 2:10-minute video and find out….
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The GOP leadership is misleading its voters about Liberty Candidates. The recent evidence of it was a statement of James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, who had to apologize and confess that he was given misleading information about the candidacy of Dr. Rand Paul, who is running in the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate. The GOP seems to be on the ropes lately and may need to rethink their plan for winning elections in the future.

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Congressman Mark Schauer offers a floor speech honoring First Lt. Joel Gentz of Grass Lake, who was killed while completing a helicopter rescue mission in southern Afghanistan.

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Hundreds of New Orleanians will come together to shape final decisions about the city’s Unified New Orleans Plan at the last Community Congress on Saturday, January 20th. Housing, flood protection, public services, and infrastructure are among the topics that will be addressed in the plan that will be presented for feedback at the Congress. Planners at the meeting will also present how public priorities from the December 2nd Community Congress have shaped the development of the plan.

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Charles Djou debates opponents Ed Case and Colleen Hanabusa Part 3. Debate is moderated by Hawaii Reporter’s Malia Zimmerman. The 3 Video clips run a total of approximately 28 minutes.

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