Last week, President Barack Obama asked Congress for $60.4 billion in emergency assistance for communities affected by superstorm Sandy. The request includes appropriations for dozens of specific accounts in 19 departments and agencies, which are covered by ten of the twelve appropriations subcommittees. read more...
The housing market went into freefall in 2007 with the crisis in subprime mortgages and hit bottom in mid-2009. Long after the recession formally ended, key indicators continued to show tepid to nonexistent growth, but there have been strong signs this year that the market has started to turn. read more...
On May 21, the House approved allocations, known as 302(b)s, for fiscal 2014 appropriations. The Democratic…
As of 2010, just over 40 million people living in the United States were born in…
The Senate approved a cloture motion Thursday night on an internet sales tax bill by a…
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