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Eight of North Carolina's 13 representatives, including three Democrats, voted against the health care overhaul bill approved by the House of Representatives Saturday.

Opponents of opening Cuba to American tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to lift the ban on travel to the island.

Rep. Kanjorski has proposed that federal regulators have the power to dismantle firms "too big to fail," even if theya re not financially at risk.

Marines exposed for decades to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune are getting encouragement to purse individual disability claims while they wait for Congress to extend Veterans Affairs health care services to everyone affected.

Congress confuses the causes of the financial crisis - on purpose. Katherine Mangu-Ward October 23, 2009 Handing out small loans against future paychecks had absolutely nothing to do with last year's market meltdown, but federal regulators have been itching to get their hands on the the payday lending industry for years, and yesterday's committee ...

Unemployment is high, politicians' job performance ratings are low and there is unrest in the hinterlands.

Unemployment is high, their job performance ratings are low and there's unrest in the hinterlands.

The House Financial Services Committee voted 39 to 29 on Thursday to approve a bill that would create a consumer financial protection agency, clearing the first hurdle to enacting a key priority in the Obama administration's regulatory reform plan.

Five more get into the Right To Repair act Five more members of Congress declared their support of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act : Reps.

October 22, 2009 a ' Until 2004, national banks had to obey state consumer protection laws.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . failed to enforce its own guidelines to rein in excessive commercial real estate lending by at least 20 banks that later collapsed, reports by the agency's watchdog show.

A lawsuit challenging requirements for third parties to get on North Carolina ballots likely will be heard again after a split decision by the state Court of Appeals.

Oct. 16, 2009 - The House Financial Services Committee yesterday approved an amendment to H.R. 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, to limit but not eliminate the CFPA's primary consumer compliance examination authority over some federally insured financial institutions.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. failed to enforce its own guidelines to rein in excessive commercial real estate lending by at least 20 banks that later collapsed, reports by the agencya s watchdog show.

The head of a group that advocates for open adoption records in North Carolina says she fears for the health of children adopted from the Jacksonville area from the 1950s through the 1980s, when Camp Lejeune's drinking water was contaminated.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Oct.

A North Korean official says a senior diplomat from his country is planning to visit the United States this month.

A new report says North Carolina children are getting more access to medical and dental care but too many are overweight, use alcohol or tobacco or suffer abuse.

Two key Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a provision that would exempt banks with less than $10 billion in assets from examination by a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which as drafted would rewrite rules for all institutions offering mortgages and credit cards in response to the financial crisis.

The Wake County district attorney says he's skeptical of a man's confession to killing a prostitute 18 years ago, partially because the man has confessed to almost 70 other crimes.