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Mr. Parkinson and Mr. Benson talked about their book Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts and Congress, published by Naval Institute Press. The book chronicles the life of WW…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 5631, the Department of Defense Approp…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act.

Committee members heard testimony from Andrew von Eschenbach on his nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. They also heard testimony from Paul DeCamp on his nomin…

The Senate passed S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.

The Senate convened and proceeded to consideration of H.R.9 , the Voting Rights Reauthorization bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 728, the Water Resources Development Act.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate proceeded to consideration en bloc of S. 3504, S. 2754, and H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Bills.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rights of detained enemy combatants in response to the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in favor of a detainee in G…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of William Haynes to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Mr. Haynes testified about his experience, and spe…

The Senate considered the conference report to accompany H.R. 2361, the Department of the Interior Appropriations bill. Senator Frist made remarks on the floor about his reconsideration o…

Senators commemorated the 200th Anniversary of the Constitution, and by extension the Senate. Members convened in the Old Senate Chamber before moving to the current Chamber. The Congression…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate began consideration of S. 3569, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. The Senate passed S.3569, U…

The Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumes consideration of S.J.Res. 12, the Flag Protection Amendment.

The Senate rejected S.J.Res.12 as amended; a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the…

Senator Hatch talked about his proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution, S. J. Res 12, to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag as well as other topical issues. He responded …