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Congress should enact the Employee Free Choice Act. It's very important because of what it means to the economic security of our country.

The U.S. government should try to recoup AIG bonuses. “We want our money back,” Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an interview.

The U.S. federal government should provide financial support to its auto industry. Pelosi, Reid Urge Paulson to Extend Aid to Carmakers

Bush Administration policies have had a negative impact on the economy. "weakened regulation of our nation's financial system -- including a failure to regulate risky, and often predatory, lending practices -- by the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress have led us to this point"

The U.S. economy will go into recession in 2008. "...we are in a recession."

Market speculation is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices. "Today, we are putting oil speculators on notice."

Congress should issue a second round of the 2008 stimulus checks. "We will be proceeding with another stimulus package, and we once again hope we will work in a bipartisan way"

The government should expand benefits provided to workers who have lost jobs due to globalization. Supports extended job training and health benefits.

The U.S. should not pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. "Under present circumstances, we cannot support the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement."

The government should provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. Pelosi urges "more aggressive help for homeowners" facing foreclosure.

The Federal Government should assist mortgage defaulters. Sponsored Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008

The U.S. should provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource. THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN

Congress should increase the federal minimum wage. Let’s reward work and raise the minimum wage

Outsourcing weakens the US economy. Pelosi talks the talk against outsourcing

EVIDENCE: How do you rate the $787 billion stimulus bill? Satisfactory

EVIDENCE: How do you rate the Obama Administration's handling of the auto bailout? Satisfactory

EVIDENCE: Should Congress follow "pay as you go" budget rules? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress have passed the $787 billion stimulus bill? Yes

UNKNOWN: Should corporations pay heavier taxes on windfall profits?

UNKNOWN: Should Lehman Brothers have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Should organic farmers receive additional federal subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Is capitalism the most effective economic system?

UNKNOWN: Is the U.S. undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. increase the cap on visas for skilled workers?

UNKNOWN: Should AIG have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Should food contain country-of-origin labeling?

UNKNOWN: Should bankruptcy courts have the power to adjust home mortgages?

UNKNOWN: Will the financial crisis lead to another economic depression?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. end agricultural subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Should governments subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters?

UNKNOWN: Should governments infuse capital directly into failing banks as part of their response to the financial crisis?

UNKNOWN: Should victims of major natural disasters be granted special relief in bankruptcy?

UNKNOWN: Do the economic benefits of a weak U.S. dollar outweigh the costs?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. enact a balanced budget amendment?

UNKNOWN: Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be nationalized?

UNKNOWN: Should the Treasury Department block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives?

UNKNOWN: Should the government offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Reserve have more authority to supervise financial institutions?

UNKNOWN: Should the economic stimulus plan include a 'Buy American' provision?

UNKNOWN: Will the federal government's financial bailout package help stabilize the U.S. economy?