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House passed Senate version of credit card holders' 'bill of rights' [this day at law]
May 20, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On May 20, 2009, the US House of Representatives voted 361-64 in favor the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights, which makes illegal, among other prohibitions, arbitrarily raising interest rates, employing misleading terms and charging exorbitant fees to on-time payments. The version passed by the.... [more]
CIA director defended congressional interrogation information [this day at law]
May 15, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On May 15, 2009, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta defended information the CIA provided to the US Congress on the use of interrogation techniques during the Bush administration. Panett'a comments came in response to allegations by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,.... [more]
Speaker Pelosi claimed CIA misled Congress on interrogation techniques [this day at law]
May 14, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On May 14, 2009, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) misled the US Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques under the Bush administration by explicitly stating that they were not utilizing the controversial technique known as.... [more]
New House health care bill unveiled
October 29, 2009 by Carrie Schimizzi
House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the House health care reform bill at an event on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning. The $894 billion health care package, a combination of similar bills passed by House committees over the summer, would provide insurance to 36 million more people,.... [more]
House passes bill to extend hate crimes protections
October 9, 2009 by Andrew Morgan
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that extends the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed 281-146 as part.... [more]
House passes Senate version of credit card holders' 'bill of rights'
May 21, 2009 by Brian Jackson
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 361-64 to pass the Senate version of the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called the bill historic, and a stern rebuke to credit card companies that, have unfairly profited at the expense of re....... [more]
CIA director says agency did not mislead Congress on interrogation techniques
May 16, 2009 by Tere Miller-Sporrer
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta on Friday defended information the CIA gave to Congress on the use of interrogation techniques during the Bush administration. In response to statements made by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in which she claimed to have.... [more]
House speaker claims CIA misled Congress on use of harsh interrogation techniques
May 14, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) misled Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during the Bush administration. Pelosi, the former top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that.... [more]
Italy official says country will not accept Guantanamo detainees
February 17, 2009 by Safiya Boucaud
Speaker for Italy's Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco FinisaidMonday that Italy will not accept detaineesreleasedfrom the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Fini made theannouncementafter ameeting with US House speakerNancy Pelosi (D-CA) in....... [more]
Congress considers legislative response to latest financial institution crisis
September 16, 2008 by Caitlin Price
Members of the US Congress spoke out about regulatory changes and investigations following a stock market drop propelled by Lehman Brothers' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the sale of Merrill Lynch on Monday. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reiterated plans for a new economic st....... [more]
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