Pelosi emphasizes economic proposals
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Pointing toward midterm elections, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi promised on Thursday to raise the minimum wage while cutting taxes to spur economic growth and help the middle class.
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The 110th Congress under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been called lots of things: Historic, do-nothing, ethical, overbearing and much more, based on one's political views. But now Pelosi can add one more moniker to the list: record-setting.
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WASHINGTON -- The head of the House Financial Services Committee and 21 other Democrats yesterday proposed legislation to give shareholders at public companies a formal say in executives' compensation packages.
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Next prime minister also hints at bringing business figures into government.
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Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told fellow Democrats she wants to pass the party's top six top legislative items and toughen ethics rules before President Bush delivers his State of the Union address.
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Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will create a new congressional panel to examine the administration's intelligence budget and to make sure the money is being spent properly.
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U.S. Trade Representative Susan  Schwab urged House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and  other Democrats to honor a deal with the White House and vote  this month on a free trade agreement with Peru.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.
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If they retake control of Congress, Democrats will act quickly to increase the minimum wage, lower prescription drug costs and slash interest rates on student loans, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday linked her support for President Bush's war-funding request to strict standards of resting, training and equipping combat forces, a move that could curtail troop deployments and alter the course of U.S. involvement in Iraq.
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Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps, are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
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Amid growing worries about a  worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus  plan on Sunday that includes worker tax credits, a one-time  pension supplement and help to homeowners facing foreclosure.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Fed chief Ben Bernanke met Monday to discuss how Congress might act to stimulate the slowing economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for Pelosi said.
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President Bushâs suggestion of an economic stimulus package is the clearest indication yet of a growing concern inside the White House over the possibility of recession.
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Seeking to take the lead on  economic issues, Democratic presidential contender Hillary  Clinton on Friday proposed a $70 billion emergency spending  package to help victims of the U.S. housing crisis and stave  off what she sees as a coming recession.
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Working the phones and unleashing her top aides, Pelosi is trying to turn the Murtha-Hoyer battle into a powerful statement of her authority -- and what the Democrats stand for