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The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the role of derivatives in the current financial crisis and regulatory issues pertaining to them. Credit swaps and derivatives function in …

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Female elected officials participated in a special portion of the program.

The second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on economic issues, providing help to working Americans, and Senator Barack Obama’s visi…

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators - known informally as the “Gang of 10” - unveiled a compromise energy proposal. The bipartisan plan aims to reduce gas prices, lessen our nation’s dep…

PORTION OF TRADE HEARING

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act. Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the Presiden…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3101, the Medicare Improvements Act.

A hearing was held on the nominations of Walter Lukken to be the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and for Bartholomew Chilton and Scott O’Malia to be commissioners.

The Senate convened and proceeded to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on SA.4825, the substitute amendment to the Climate Security Act of 2008.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the House message accompanying H.R.2642, the Supplemental Appropriations bill. The Senate upon reconsideration passed Bill H.R. 2419 Food …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

The Senate Committee on Special Aging held a hearing that focused on the future of Alzheimer’s disease and current breakthroughs and challenges. An estimated 5.2 million Americans of all age…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.980, the collective bargaining bill.

House and Senate conference leaders announced an agreement on the farm bill conference report. They also answered questions from reporters about provisions of the legislation and future acti…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.3221, the housing bill. The Senate passed H.R. 3221 as amended; Renewabl…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.3221, the housing bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 3221, the housing bill.