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Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force...Tags: Politics, Chemical Industry, Dick Durbin, Elections, Consumer Confidence
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Senate rejects bid to turn food stamp program over to states, cut spending
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the...Tags: Politics, James Inhofe, Debbie Stabenow, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Criminals
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Column: How much does Jamie Dimon matter?
Reuters(Reuters) - So today is the day. After weeks of near-constant coverage of the big decision — will JPMorgan Chase shareholders keep Jamie Dimon as chairman and CEO or relegate him to just CEO? — the verdict came at JPMorgan's annual meeting in Tampa,...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Banking, Corporate Officers, Michael Bloomberg
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U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...Tags: Taxation, Politics, James Inhofe, Science and Technology, Gina McCarthy
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Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes
WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Politics, Memorial Day, Lamar Alexander, Gina McCarthy
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Obama's environment, energy team nears completion with votes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's energy and environment team took two steps forward on Thursday after the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as energy secretary and a committee cleared Gina McCarthy to get a full Senate vote to lead the...Tags: Labor Disputes, Waste, Ron Wyden, Politics, Energy Resources
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Panel clears Obama's EPA pick on party-line vote, hurdles ahead in full Senate
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday voted...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Elections, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Politics
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U.S. FDIC's Gruenberg joins call for higher bank capital
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Limits on how much banks can borrow may need to be tougher, a top U.S. banking official said on Wednesday, the latest in a growing group of regulators to call for big banks to set aside more equity to fund their business....Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Martin J. Gruenberg, Federal Reserve, Sherrod Brown
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Senate Republicans stonewall Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday morning on President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, prompting accusations of obstructionism from Democrats and calls to...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Politics, Environmental Pollution, Republican Party
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Eric Holder, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fed's Tarullo wants big banks to hold more capital
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks' limits on how much they can borrow should be tighter than what is called for under a global pact, a top Federal Reserve official said, as calls to cut the size of the largest banks continue. Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sherrod Brown
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U.S. Senate duo dials back anti-big bank proposal
ReutersBy Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Legislation to force U.S. banks to drastically raise their capital buffers - a proposal that has been criticized as a veiled attempt to break up the biggest banks - was presented in a slightly weakened...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Finance, Politics, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance
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