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Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism Report Released by the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S. Department of State: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor …
The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases, D. Andrew Austin, Analyst in Economic Policy, Mindy R. Levit, Analyst in Public Finance, January 28, 2010 “Total debt of the federal government can increase in two ways. First, debt increases when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources …
Insurance and Financial Regulatory Reform in the 111th Congress, Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics, January 13, 2010 “In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, broad financial regulatory reform legislation has been advanced by the Obama Administration and by various Members of Congress. Under the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945, insurance regulation is generally = …
Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director – Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term, prepared for the Joint Economic Committee, February 12, 2010 “The United States has just suffered through the most severe recession since the 1930s. The economys output is currently about 6 percent below CBOs estimate of potential gross …
“A new TRAC study, Detention of Criminal Aliens: What Has Congress Bought?, based on the analysis of hundreds of thousands of records obtained from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an examination of its budget, explores the changes in ICE’s enforcement record since the beginning of FY 2005, when Congress drastically increased the agency’s funding …
News release: “Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday sent a letter to President Barack Obama endorsing the longstanding use of federal criminal courts to prosecute terrorists. Leahy and Feinstein chair the Senate Judiciary Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, respectively. Leahy and Feinstein have supported the administrations plans to try …
February 4, 2010 – House Subcommittee on Management, Investigations & Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security, Hearing: Furthering the Mission or Having Fun: Lax Travel Policies Costs DHS Millions – the Statement of Carlton Mann, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspections. “DHS officials were unable to produce precise and consistent numbers on conference spending. For example, …
Budget Tracker: Status of U.S. Funding for Key Global Health Accounts: “This resource provides regularly updated information on the status of U.S. funding for key global health programs throughout the budget and appropriations process. It includes a detailed breakdown of each major account as presented in the Presidents budget request and in relevant appropriations bills …
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile. Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist, February 4, 2010 “This report presents a profile of the membership of the 111th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupation, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, …
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2009. Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist, Colleen J. Shogan, Senior Specialist in Government and Finance, December 23, 2009. “A record 93 women currently serve in the 111th Congress: 76 in the House (59 Democrats and 17 Republicans) and 17 in the Senate (13 Democrats and 4 Republicans). Ninety-five …
News release: “Corrupt foreign officials and their relatives have used gaps in U.S. law and the assistance of U.S. professionals to funnel millions of dollars in illicit money into the United States, an investigation by the Senates Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found…A 330-page bipartisan report released by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., subcommittee chairman and …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the agency has stepped up efforts to protect consumers affected by the economic downtown, and that additional authority would make the agency even more effective. The testimony presented by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz described the agencys efforts …
