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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: House Budget Committee

House Budget Committee stories: 4 news summaries

Bernanke Sees Slow Recovery, Despite Positive Signs

Still hopes economy will grow by year's end

Jun 3, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has a long way to go before the economy returns to full health, despite hopeful signs, Ben Bernanke told the House budget committee today. “Recovery will only gradually gain momentum and that economic slack will diminish slowly,” the Fed chairman said. With businesses cautious, “the... More »

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Congress • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • House of Representatives • recession • recovery • House Budget Committee • economy

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Top Dem Dogs Ready to Retool Obama's Budget

Prez lets lawmakers take the lead—and they have their own ideas

Mar 10, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - To clear Congress, President Obama’s budget is going to have to survive committee turf wars and parochial interests—and that’s just the Democrats. The New York Times reports that key committee chairmen in the House and Senate have ideas of their own on health care, energy, and taxes.... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • Ted Kennedy • Charles Rangel • Senate Finance Committee • House Ways and Means Committee • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Max Baucus • House Budget Committee • federal budget • Kent Conrad • President Obama

Bernanke Backs Quick Bailout

Fast, temporary stimulus would buoy flagging economy, Fed chief tells Congress

Jan 17, 08 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The country needs a federal stimulus package ASAP, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the House Budget Committee today, advocating immediate legislation designed “so its effects on aggregate spending are felt as much as possible within the next 12 months.” But he said the package should be “... More »

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Congress • inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • recession • budget deficit • House Budget Committee • economic stimulus package • financial crisis

Bernanke Backs Stimulus Plans for Economy

Fed chief wants aid package that's quick and temporary

Jan 16, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Ben Bernanke insists he won’t take sides in a congressional fray over how to revive the nation’s flat-lining economy. But the Fed chief says he will support an economic stimulus package—be it GOP tax cuts or Democrats' increased spending—as long as it is quick and temporary,... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • US economy • tax cuts • federal fund rates • US Congress • House Budget Committee • economic stimulus package

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