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House Democrats said Sunday they are honoring their pledge to bring resources to the Gulf Coast and keep attention there, nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina.

In his commentary on America's energy issues, Rep. James Clyburn reveals that he is more concerned with gaining partisan political advantage than in protecting the economic and national security interests of ...

Now, nearly three years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, local leaders are again trying to show why Washington should send more help to Louisiana.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit, who faces a heated primary challenge from two seasoned Democratic politicians, is bringing home House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other ranking Democrats to urge ...

For U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson, one member of a congressional delegation touring the New Orleans region, a few images from the opening two days made her wonder, "Do we live in America?" She recalled a large ...

NEW ORLEANS - House Democrats said Sunday they are honoring their pledge to bring resources to the Gulf Coast and keep attention there, nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina.

A group of about 20 Congress members and their staffs are touring New Orleans today to check on the Hurricane Katrina recovery and assess unmet needs before heading to Baton Rouge tonight.

America's energy policy can either be reactive and arcane, or it can be proactive and visionary.

THE ISSUE: Energy exploration OUR OPINION: Leaders should push plan for more drilling in designated and new areas It is widely understood that America must look for energy alternatives to oil.

A U.S. House delegation, led by its three top Democratic leaders, plans to visit levees and tour communities in the 9th Ward, Lakeview and St.

Every year, taxpayers spend about $1 million to lease vehicles for 127 members in the House of Representatives, which is more than a quarter of the 435-member body.

In speeches and interviews this year, Barack Obama has laid out an initial agenda focused on three priorities.

Members and leaders from black churches gathered at Howard University School of Divinity this week to discuss sexuality, including how to make churches inclusive for homosexuals and what they say is the failure ...

Talk of earmark reform in Congress has done little to slow federal spending, an analysis of budget documents shows, with S.C. legislators well on their way to surpassing last year's totals for appropriations.

After fizzling in the wake of congressional scandals over the misuse of earmarks before the 2006 midterm elections, the number and dollar amount of pork-barrel projects have increased so far this year, ...

U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., fired back at the media last week about recent stories that millions of taxpayer dollars in earmarks benefited employers and projects linked to Clyburn's friends and family ...

ONLINE To learn how to check a nonprofit agency's financial information and ratings, go to MyrtleBeach Online.com. Nonprofit agencies in South Carolina received about $4.7 million this fiscal year in federal ...

The 94 House Democrats who reversed course last week and supported retroactive legal immunity for telephone companies under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act received an average of $8,359 in campaign ...

The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives campaigned in Norfolk on Tuesday morning for a political newcomer who is running against two-term Rep.

A $73 million package to provide housing assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims survived spending cuts as U.S. House members agreed on a bill to fund the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, a congressional aide ...