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Almost a year after federal regulators approved the merger of the Canadian National and EJ&E railways, government officials toured some of the communities affected by the transaction, the Daily Herald reports.

The setting: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 's Capitol Hill office. In one room, moderate Democratic Rep.

However, she'd support an arterial highway with limited access, similar to Palatine Road in Cook County or what's proposed for Route 120 in Lake County.

Illinois Democrat Melissa Bean has been raising her social media profile, lately, but it's not something she's likely to take credit for.

Illinois Congresswoman Melissa Bean says imposters are posing as her on the social networking site Facebook.

As she seeks re-election in Illinois' 8th House District, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's name is being invoked in a congressional race some 1,700 miles away in Arizona.

Dec. 10, 2009 - The House last night began debate on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, but only after bill managers agreed to allow consideration of two key amendments - one limiting the weight of state law and another to significantly alter the proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Barney Frank this past year has had the chance to do what few congressmen, senators or even presidents ever do.

The approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of its financial regulatory overhaul bill, H.R. 4173, including the creation of a strong consumer regulator, is a step in the right direction.

This weekend, Republicans in Libertyville Township voted to endorse Maria Rodriguez in the 8th district Congressional primary.

The push to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect consumers from lending and financial abuses stalled today, as a group of Wall Street-friendly Democrats advocated for the agency to preempt state laws against predatory financial behavior.

The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession.

The bill gives government new powers to rein in 'too big to fail' companies and to protect consumers.

Congress has opened a new front in the battle over federal preemption - just as lawmakers reached a compromise on the original question.

The House approved dozens of changes late Thursday to the financial regulatory reform bill, including measures to enhance the Federal Reserve Board's power to break up large, complex firms and cap a potential debt guarantee program by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

WASHINGTON – The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession.

A congressional committee on Thursday shot down legislation that would have reimbursed depositors at IndyMac Bank for money they lost when the thrift collapsed last summer.

By Alain Sherter Lawmakers in the U.S. are scheduled to vote today on a landmark financial reform bill, including whether to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency In a twist, Rep.

Members of the House of Representatives on Friday were on the verge of approving the most significant increase in the regulation of U.S. banks and other corporations since the Great Depression.

The U.S. House of Representatives delayed debate on legislation giving regulators power to shrink risky Wall Street firms as leaders debated whether to consider revisions sought by the financial-services industry.