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  • Bachmann Opposes Auto Industry Bailout
    Dec 11, 2008  - Last night, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement in opposition to the proposed $15-billion auto industry bailout: "Today Congress is about to embark upon another corporate bailout - this time for Detroit's Big... More
  • Bachmann Committee Statement on Oversight Failures in Implementation of Bailout
    Dec 10, 2008  - Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement for a Financial Services Committee Hearing regarding Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets Relief Program:   I’m extremely ... More
  • Bachmann Supports Two-Month Tax Holiday
    Dec 10, 2008  - Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the fiscally conservative Republican Study Committee, made the following statement in support of tax holiday legislation, H.R. 7309, which she is cosponsoring: "In this sagging economy, our... More
  • Bachmann Named "Guardian of Worker Freedom"
    Dec 3, 2008  - Last week, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was presented with the "Guardian of Worker Freedom" award by the Alliance for Worker Freedom.  The AWF honored the Congresswoman with the award for her commitment to workers’ rights, open markets, and labor freedom in the 2008.  Bachmann also received the aw... More
  • Bachmann Travels to Israel with Local Jewish Community Leaders
    Nov 26, 2008  - This month, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6) traveled to Israel with local members of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota & the Dakotas to continue to inform her understanding of issues related to Israel's peace and its role in American security issues. Bachmann, a lon... More
  • Bachmann Opposes Additional $350 Billion in TARP Funding
    Nov 24, 2008  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently co-sponsored a Joint Resolution of disapproval, H.J.RES 101, to prevent Congress from spending the remaining $350 billion in TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) bailout funds. "Our nation’s ec... More
  • Bachmann Calls for Oversight of the Wall Street Bailout
    Nov 20, 2008  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently joined several of her Republican colleagues in calling for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold true to their commitment and move forward with the important oversight resp... More
  • Bachmann Statement on the Proposed Financial Bailout of the American Auto Industry
    Nov 19, 2008  - (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, submitted the following statement for today’s House Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Stabilizing the Financial Condition of the American Automobile Industry:" "Once ... More
  • Bachmann Critical of New Bailout Strategy
    Nov 18, 2008  - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, prepared the following statement for the today’s hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on the implementation of Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).  Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed... More
  • Rep. Bachmann and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tour St. Cloud VA Medical Center
    Nov 1, 2008  - At Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's invitation, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake will make his first visit to the St. Cloud VA Medical Center today.  Bachmann and Peake will be meeting with patients, community leaders and local officials to address the needs of Minnesota... More