Topic: Congress

The "Mad Money" host has a word or two for federal government regulators.   Read More

Although I strongly disagree with Jamie Dimon about the value of large banks, I am disturbed about the furor that has swelled up in Congress over the size of the loss.   Read More

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is planning its most aggressive push yet to send business-friendly lawmakers to Washington in the November election.    Read More

As the Congressional Budget Office warned of a recession in the event of a federal fiscal stalemate, two senators appearing on CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report” did little to bridge differences.    Read More

House Speaker John Boehner is playing a heroic role right now. In his efforts to prevent the Bush tax cuts from expiring, Boehner is aggressively taking on President Obama’s leadership ineptitude on the economy.    Read More

As the federal budget deadline approaches, Congress will probably be able to forge a deal — at the 11th hour, Sen. Tom Coburn said Wednesday.    Read More

Asked what he would be willing to give up to address the U.S. debt crisis, Rep. Paul Ryan stood his ground Tuesday and insisted it was Democrats who needed to cede ground.    Read More

The U.S. marginal tax rate is the highest in the world and that is putting a big hit on small business, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina told CNBC.    Read More

Is Tim Geithner the most politically partisan treasury secretary in history? Certainly sounds like it these days. As the government’s chief financial officer, he’s spending a lot of time firing campaign barbs at various Republicans and their policies.    Read More

Thirty-five percent of Americans flunked a recent test of basic political facts.   Read More