House Passes Aid Package, but Senateâs Plan Differs
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The House voted on Tuesday to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, but the bipartisan deal is at risk as Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan and jockeyed over what to include in it.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, after a weekend of behind-the-scenes negotiations, struck a deal to allow passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and spending measures for disaster relief and homeland security.    The agreement clears the way for the Senate to adjourn on Monday and hit the campaign trail following the lead of the House, which left town on Saturday until after the Nov...
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The House of Representatives on  Friday approved significant increases in funds next year for  domestic security and veterans care in a challenge to President  George W. Bush&#39;s more limited budget requests.
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House Democrats pushed through legislation yesterday that would boost government-subsidized student loans and other college financial aid by $18 billion over the next five years, despite strong opposition from Republican lawmakers and a White House veto threat.
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The House last night moved toward approving a $515.7 billion domestic spending bill that shaves billions from the Democrats' hoped-for spending levels but uses emergency spending and other tactics to challenge President Bush on his budget demands.
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An economic stimulus package to help  stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after  Democratic and Republican leaders in the House of  Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to  quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.
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The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a &#36;32 billion bill funding homeland security programs this year after days of political fighting over the measure.
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The House voted Thursday to overhaul the housing voucher program, the federal government's largest effort to help low-income families find affordable housing.
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The bill approved today by the House and Senate would sharply cut subsidies to lenders and increase grants to needy students.
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An accounting change that could cost schools and libraries an estimated &#36;1 billion in aid drew fire Tuesday from senators who said they were blindsided by the move.
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package designed to stimulate the US economy.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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WASHINGTON - The House pushed nearly $14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers toward passage Saturday as lawmakers sought to shower money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections.    After weeks of delay over everything from budget cuts to milk subsidies, House-Senate bargainers added the natural disaster aid to a $10 billion military construction measure...
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Lawmakers approved the measure by a bipartisan 344-51 margin on what might be the last day of their postelection session. Though not in doubt, passage was taking longer in the Senate.
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Rejected by voters and limping off stage, the Republican-led House on Friday passed a sweeping bill reviving expired tax breaks and preventing doctors from taking a big cut in Medicare payments.
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The House of Representatives approved legislation that would base the amount of aid low-income college students receive as federal grants on their overall educational costs rather than just tuition.
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The House voted to approve the fiscal stimulus package, hoping to quickly seal a fast-paced deal with the Bush administration. But Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan.