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Listeners share what they would do if Congress were to pass legislation to make home refinancing easier -- putting more money in homeowners' pockets.

Congress on Thursday passed legislation that will reform the U.S. patent system for the first time since the Truman administration.

The debate over the debt ceiling has fractured Washington, heightened partisan rancor and sowed seeds of distrust.

And before all this ends -- leaders in Congress must garner enough votes to actually pass legislation.

Federal agencies figure out how to implement legislation once they've been passed by Congress. But the lack of funding for agencies will mean that laws, like health care reform, may not be carried out properly.

Good things survived the weakened legislation providing oversight and regulation of the US financial system. But the measure needs to be stronger.

Wondering what the legislation means to you? Here are changes the health care measure could make to improve your health coverage.

Congress enacted legislation targeting credit cards' most controversial practices. Here are tips for making the most of the new protections.

Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.

While the U.S. health care system reportedly wastes about $700 billion a year, Congress isn't focusing on cutting out the waste in its overhaul legislation.

Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The new rules are an effort to protect consumers from potentially costly practices by lenders and to put in place legislation enacted in May.