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Rep. Charles Boustany The health-reform bill, which cleared the House last Saturday, says federal funds cannot be used to promote assisted suicide.

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health-care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed from members of their own party to pass sweeping health-care legislation, weighing fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.

The 2009 Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference drew more than 750 participants - including a record number of more than 300 bioscience companies in attendance - for its annual bioscience and investor conference.

The final tally was 344 in favor to 36 opposed . Among the nays were three Republicans: Charles Boustany , Geoff Davis , and Ron Paul , with two more GOPers voting present and John Duncan ). All the folks who have represented me in Congress , John Kline , and Bobby Rush voted aye .

Residents might associate the nutria with things that make south Louisiana unique, but the swamp rat is really is a world-class pest.

Former presidential candidate Howard Dean will be one of the headliners at Mid-Atlantic Bio , the region's annual biotech conference, next week.

What would you call a group that opposes sanctions on Iran, questions Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist groups firing rockets from Gaza, seeks to pressure Israel into making major concessions without regard to the views of the elected government in Jerusalem, and supports a U.N.-commissioned report accusing Israel of committing war ...

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says it's a transparent political stunt. Republican David Vitter says it's essential to protect the rights of American citizens living in Louisiana.

Rep. Charles Boustany , right, speaks at a panel discussion of members of Congress at the J Street conference, Oct.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette honored U.S. Reps. Charles Boustany and Charlie Melancon, as well as photographer Denis Reggie, as outstanding alumni during homecoming activities during the weekend.

Something wasn't sitting right with former Rep. Jim McCrery after he finished a telephone interview on the donations made to former colleagues while he sits out a mandatory yearlong ban on lobbying them directly.

More than 1.5 million individuals have filed claims for the tax credit intended to encourage first-time homebuyers and stimulate the depressed housing market, at a potential cost to the taxpayers of $10 billion, the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee was told today.

Tens of thousands of people may have taken advantage of the first-time home buyer tax credit to defraud the government, an IRS watchdog office said Thursday, in testimony that could jeopardize efforts to extend the popular program.

SALISBURY -- Nutria are pudgy, semi-aquatic rodents who aren't native to Maryland but have made their presence known because of their appetite for wetland plants.

Survey: Obama, Landrieu losing popularity in La. President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen.

Among the many millions of words being written about, applied to and flung at President Barack Obama should be two: resilient and persistent.

Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao had another strong fundraising quarter, raising $384,000 from July through September, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with the Federal Elections Commission.

As the House Democratic leadership continues to work toward moving a health overhaul measure to the floor, members continue to stake out positions - sometimes because of their personal histories or where they are from.

The STEPS coalition is hoping to get seats at a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday in New Orleans to make their voices heard on hurricane recovery issues.