WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives, spurred by cries that inaction was unacceptable, passed a $700 billion economic bailout bill 263-171 Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives may take up Friday the $700 billion bailout for financial markets to which the Senate added vote-attracting incentives.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The inclusion of $110 billion in tax breaks sweetened the pot enough for the Senate to pass legislation Wednesday night to bail out the U.S. financial markets.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate added tax breaks for small business to a House bill increasing the minimum wage and then passed it Thursday by an overwhelming margin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate cast 43 "no" votes Wednesday on a motion to end debate over a bill to raise the federal minimum wage by $2.10 an hour. The House of Representatives passed the bill in early January.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate began debate Thursday on a wide-ranging energy bill passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Senate GOP leaders failed Wednesday in their effort to push through a corporate tax overhaul bill in the face of Democratic efforts to amend the measure.
