Washington DC - March 11 - A restructuring of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been put on hold in what has become the most costly component of the federal bailout of the financial system, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 10 - House Democratic leaders are working on reform of congressional earmarks that most likely would impose a one-year ban on earmark expenditures to for-profit companies, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 10 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate’s green jobs subcommittee, has introduced legislation to encourage the installation of 10 million solar systems on the rooftops of homes and businesses over the next decade.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Calling it victory for American jobs and our nation’s car industry, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) applauded General Motors’ decision to reinstate 661 auto dealerships that were closed during the company’s bankruptcy reorganization last year.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Chairman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ranking Member George LeMieux (R-FL) of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation and Export Promotion introduced the Export Promotion Act of 2010 to help small and medium-sized businesses promote their products overseas.

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Washington DC - March 5 - U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced a bill that would stop Congress from receiving a pay increase in 2011. Senators Vitter (R-LA), Coburn (R-OK), Isakson (R-GA), and Thune (R-SD) are original cosponsors.

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Washington DC - March 5 - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is offering an amendment to cancel unspent earmarks, which could save taxpayers about $600 million and possibly billions more over time.

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Washington DC - March 4 - President Obama, in a White House speech, indicated support of a legislative maneuver known as reconciliation to prevent a Republican filibuster as he urged Congress to “finish its work” on health care reform, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Representative Charles Rangel did an about face and announced he would temporarily step down from his post as chairman of the House and Ways Committee, hours after defiantly stating his intentions to remain in his position, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 3 - After holding out on an extension of unemployment benefits, Senator Jim Bunning ended the five day stalemate and joined colleagues in passing a senate bill signed into law by President Obama, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 3 - President Obama sent a letter to Congressional leaders citing common goals to build on as Congress and the White House move forward with health insurance reform legislation.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Unemployment benefits expired on Monday for hundreds of thousands of workers, and roughly 2,000 federal employees were furloughed as legislation stalled in congress when one Senator’s efforts blocked approval, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Pointing out that exports generate 8,000 U.S. jobs for every $1 billion of agricultural goods exported, an ad hoc coalition of food, feed and agricultural entities today urged Congress to promptly pass several pending free trade agreements.

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Washington DC - March 2 - A March 2010 report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found federal spending for public health has been flat for nearly five years, while states cut nearly $392 million for public health programs in the past year.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced legislation to extend unemployment benefits and eligibility for unemployment health care benefits through the end of 2010.

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