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Two U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday proposed saving Americans billions of dollars on shoes by eliminating import duties ranging up to 67.5 percent.

The U.S. House will resume debate on legislation to toughen rules policing Wall Street today after lawmakers clashed over an industry-supported fund the government would use when unwinding failed systemically important firms.

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation labeling certain Middle East media outlets, including the Hizbullah-run Al-Manar, terrorist entities.

Monday, November 30, 2009 Rep. Weiner and 27 Members of Congress Call on Agriculture Secretary to End Fingerprinting for Food Stamps Applicants... Practice is Unnecessary, Discourages Program Participation and Wastes Money Following reports that more New Yorkers went hungry in 2008 than the year before, Representative Anthony Weiner , a member of ...

ABC News' Karen Travers reports: The official guest list for tonight's White House state dinner is still a secret, but celebrities and notable visitors are already being spotted at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Eds: Signer bylines below () - RISING PREMIUMS: DEMANDING ANSWERS Why are health insurance premiums increasing so fast for so many small employers? Some Democratic members of Congress want to know.

Joe Crowley, Congressman for New York's 7th Congressional District formally endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate today, touting her commitment to rebuilding New York's economy and creating new jobs, as well as her work in the Senate to include a public option as part of comprehensive health care reform.

Re: Is it Legal? A few months ago we pointed out , and the NY Times reported , that the lobbying activity of the Claire Shulman -led Flushing/ Willets /Point/Corona LDC were a violation of the group's not-for-profit-status. As if there wasn't enough evidence available to make a prima facia case, here is a letter from not only Shulman , but one that ...

On Saturday, November 7, Bronx Congressmen Eliot Engel, Joseph Crowley and Jose E. Serrano were three of the 220 House representatives to vote in favor of the highly debated Affordable Health Care for America Act.

A bipartisan group of congressmen has urged U.S. President Barack Obama to expedite the process for the ratification of a free trade deal with Korea pending for more than two years.

From a cluttered basement studio, Roberto Perez talks politics and aspirations... Week after week, prominent New York officials make the long journey down to the basement of LaGuardia Community College in Queens, navigating their way through a room cluttered with boxes, file cabinets, upsidedown tables and a row of dusty computers.

None of the health care reform proposals advancing in Congress addresses a fundamental problem that will soon face this country: a critical shortage of doctors, says Dr.

Republican gubernatorial candidates who promised more hardline immigration stances won races in Virginia and New Jersey.

Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , Steve Israel and Joseph Crowley are raising tons of money, dishing the cash to key House colleagues and cementing their place in Nancy Pelosi's inner circle.

21 to press Congress for comprehensive immigration reform . Two buses made the one-day trek from the 11th congressional district in Brooklyn and were hosted by Rep.

Gulluscio picked up the endorsements of New York State Senator Chuck Schumer and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Twelve-year-old twins living in Gracie Mansion. Town hall meetings in the Bronx or Queens, late into the evening.

With statewide elections a year away, the Queens Democratic Party will take the unusual step on Thursday of announcing its support for a primary challenger to embattled State Senator Hiram Monserrate , who was convicted of a misdemeanor assault charge two weeks ago.

Is immigration reform back? Hoping to jump-start a major legislative drive on immigration reform in the U.S. Congress, more than 100 pro-reform House Democrats signed a letter reminding President Obama of his administration's commitment to overhaul immigration.

Tom Ognibene, left, and Elizabeth Crowley, right, are fighting for the seat in District 30, a traditionally Republican stronghold in Queens.