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With the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act by the House of Representatives , we are one step closer to a stronger Medicare for seniors and future generations, as well as stable, affordable health care options for all Americans.

The Federal Reserve stands to gain substantial new authority under financial reform legislation, despite increasing skepticism from lawmakers in both parties over the central banka s unchecked powers over the U.S. economy.

For the millions of people in America without health insurance, coverage came one step closer after the Democratically-controlled House passed a bill that signals the first step in health care reform.

Lawmakers on the Joint Economic Committee heard testimony Friday from the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, following the release of figures that show the jobless rate hit 10.2 percent - the highest number in decades.

It certainly caught our attention recently when Rep. Joe Courtney, the Democrat representing our 2nd District, was the lone congressman from Connecticut to vote against the $10 billion fiscal 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act.

Members of the Maryland congressional delegation and the U.S. secretary of housing and urban development joined Friday to congratulate Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

On a sunny afternoon at Union Station having commuters, tourists and students share their thoughts on the president's recovery program revealed some answers, but there were also plenty of questions.

The elimination of the National Security Personnel System from the House's 2010 Defense authorization bill will be addressed this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio program.

After most of the politicians, activists and reporters had left following yesterday's news conference on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, naturalist John Page Williams told a story.

WASHINGTON - President Obama thanked Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown on Thursday for his service in Iraq during the White House signing of a bill to ensure health care for veterans.

Kendall Carver went on to become and insurance executive in New York City after graduating from Spencer in 1954.

The office of Senator Ted Kaufman provided the following press release: Amendment to the Clean Water Act bolsters clean-up efforts with $1.5 billion in new grant authority and strong enforcement WASHINGTON - The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Act of 2009, which will be introduced in the U.S. Senate today by Sen.

" Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui joined with 385 colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3619, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.

The dietary supplement Tren is at the center of a steroid controversy. Since the first CBS News story aired last March, the Food and Drug Administration has begun to crack down on designer steroids like Tren, but as CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reported on "The Early Show," they're still very available -- and very dangerous.

The Obama administration slammed Wall Street by ordering pay cuts of an average of 50 percent and caps on benefits for top executives at companies owing the government billions of dollars from taxpayer-funded bailouts.

Maryland politicians and others gathered on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis Monday to announce a new push in Congress to restore the troubled estuary by giving state and federal governments more power and funding to clean up pollution from farms, cities and suburbs.

With the Chesapeake Bay so sick it's in intensive care, U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin yesterday offered a new prescription: $1.5 billion more in federal spending, a pollution credit-trading program, enforcing clean water laws and setting a deadline for a cure: 2025.

It has the support of Environment Maryland. A bill to bolster Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts was introduced on Monday by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin.

New London - The U.S. Coast Guard Academy says it is opposed to a proposal in Congress that would change the way the school admits students.

An act with new, stronger enforcement tools for Chesapeake Bay watershed states is scheduled to be unveiled Monday at Sandy Point State Park.