Bread for the World organizes people from religious and non-religious groups to write,call and visit members of Congress.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Congress thought that these people could be given more money to operate if someone would buy the mortgages from them, so Fannie Mae started doing that in 1938.

国会认为若从他们那买走抵押贷款,他们就有更多资金去发放贷款,因此房利美从1938年开始运作

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The first wave was in the 1960s and, at that time, Congress had limits-- state governments had limits on the interest that savings banks could pay people on their accounts.

在20世纪60年代,那时候国会限制了...,各州政府给储蓄银行,设定了账户利率的支付上限

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Some delegates,however, knew that Congress would not approve statehood for Kansas unless the people voted on the constitution.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

This is because people who live in Washington,D.C., have no voting representation in the United States Congress.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

This week, Congress voted to extend the credit to the end of September -- but only for people who signed a dealby April thirtieth.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

President John Kennedy set the goal in a speech to Congress and the American people.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

Congress,instead,let the people of Kansas vote on the statehood constitution written by pro-slavery men.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

Congress passed the law to bar discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

"I think that would not have happened without the advocacy of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part of Bread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress."

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

VOA: special.2009.11.23

The president will deliver his State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people on Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

The U.N.High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, expresses particular concern about the actions of the National Congress for the Defense of the People militia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Mr.Obama says there is an urgent need to pass the reform legislation before Congress, to allow small businesses to expand and put people to work.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

The Congress of the People, which was formed four months ago by disgruntled former ANC leaders, took 30 parliamentary seats after winning seven percent of the vote.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Just before the president spoke, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared before reporters on Capitol Hill to voice confidence, saying Congress was a day closer to making history for the American people.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

"The American people are running out of patience, and with 114 members of the House voting this week against the war , Congress is beginning to catch up to the public."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

"This is not a partisan issue. It is a national issue that demands at least the involvement of Republicans and when you see a divided Congress, there are people that wonder and worry,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

"I feel so strongly that this country is headed, fiscally,in a horrible direction, and for the first time in my adult life, we have a Congress that will not listen to the people, and we are fed up and we want them to listen to us."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"President Obama visited our area this week, and it was my hope that he would listen,really listen, to what the people are saying, I have been in Congress 16 months, but it does not take that long to figure out that Washington does more talking than listening."

VOA: standard.2010.05.15