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More than 300 House lawmakers were reimbursed at least $5.8 million for food and lodging while on official business in Washington last year under a new taxpayer-funded program that does
Critics say the program's lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the program's top spender.
Cryptocurrency companies and investors have spent at least $149 million over the past four years to thwart tough regulation and elect allies to Congress.
On Tuesday, May 21, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill, the Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 807), which calls for the the Secretary of the Treasury, through the U.S. Mint, to produce and issue commemorative coins in 2027 that honor the contributions of working dogs in society. Sponsored by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (NC),
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to restart its aggressive crackdown against payday lenders and other companies that offer high-cost, short-term loans to poor borrowers after a Supreme Court ruling this week resolved a challenge to the federal agency's authority to act.