CBO: Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations January 2010
CBO – Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations January 2010 Appropriations Version House Version Senate Version
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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Hearings – Day Two
First Public Hearing of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Day 2, January 14, 2010. Panel 1: Current Investigations into the Financial Crisis Federal Officials. Panel 2: Current Investigations into the Financial Crisis State and Local Officials. Related postings on financial system New York Times: “The need for tighter federal regulation was the dominant …
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report – Selected Financial Market & Economic Data
“In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to “examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in …
Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Second Quarterly Report
Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisors: Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Second Quarterly Report, January 13, 2010 “Evaluating the impact of countercyclical macroeconomic policy is inherently difficult because we do not observe what would have happened to the economy in the absence of policy. And the …
FTC Assesses Impact of 6 Years of Pay-for-Delay Drug Settlements
News release: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and key members of Congress, including Representative Chris Van Hollen, Chairman Bobby Rush, and Representative Mary Jo Kilroy, today renewed their call for legislation that would put an end to anticompetitive patent settlements, which drug manufacturers have been using to keep less-expensive medicines off the market and …
CBO: Estimated Premiums for "Bronze" Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Estimated Premiums for “Bronze” Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Letter to the Honorable Olympia Snowe, January 11, 2010 “This letter responds to your request for additional information about expected premiums under that proposal for policies that would meet the minimum requirements necessary to avoid paying a penalty for not having insurance. …
Search Engine For Combined Senate and House Health Bills
“The House of Representatives HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act together with the Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care bill as amended and passed December 24, 2009 are presented here in searchable form. This is provided as a public service. MarpX is a precision search engine uses the “Words Close Together” method of …
The Richest Members of the US Congress
Center for Responsive Politics – Personal Finances Disclosures: “In some ways, lawmakers’ finances look a lot like those of many Americans. They include diverse portfolios of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate. They have bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages. The difference: Politicians generally have more money andunlike most people they representthey must make …
What's New in THOMAS
News release: “Several changes have been made to THOMAS for the second session of the 111th Congress. These changes include: Bookmarking and Sharing Widget; Top Five Bills; New RSS feed: Bills Presented to the President; Contacting Members of Congress; Tip of the Week; Bill Text PDFs.”
The Feasibility of Systemic Risk Measurement
The Feasibility of Systemic Risk Measurement: Written Testimony for the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Systemic Risk Regulation, Working Paper, October 2009, Andrew W. Lo [Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering] Related postings on financial system
CRS: The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress, Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, December 14, 2009 “President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435; 120 Stat. 3198) on December 20, 2006. The PAEA was the first broad revision of the 1970 statute that …
2009 Treasury Financial Report
“The Department of Treasury’s annual Agency Financial Report provides fiscal and high-level performance results that enable the President, Congress, and the American people to assess our accomplishments for each fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). This report provides an overview of our programs, accomplishments, challenges, and management’s accountability for the resources entrusted to us. …
