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Three House Democrats urged President Obama Thursday to tap the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve as turmoil in the Middle East pushed oil prices over $100 a barrel.

When House Democrats return to Washington on Monday, a top priority will be putting a $250 dollar check in the mail to 58 million Social Security recipients.

There aren't a lot of encouraging signs for the manufacturing industry these days as the economic recovery struggles to gain traction.

So unemployed factory workers could be forgiven for getting their hopes up last week when House Democrats rallied around their new "Make it in America" agenda.

House Democrats are being schooled on health-care reform in advance of their summer recess. After all, lawmakers have to be able to answer questions back home.

Kai Ryssdal talks with Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post about Congressional summer school.

The big debate over health care reform is how to pay for it. The latest proposal comes at a very high price -- more than $1 trillion.

To help pay for it, House Democrats want to tax the wealthy. Commentator Robert Reich says that's a good idea.

House Democrats planned to propose a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for an overhaul of the health system, an idea the Senate has all but dismissed.

House Democrats unveiled their $825 billion stimulus plan today. The package devotes billions to new spending and tax cuts, and is likely to grow.

Steve Henn reports on the details.