Senate Session, Part 1
The Senate approved a food safety bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle107,418 viewsThe Senate approved a food safety bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle107,418 viewsMembers of the House and Senate Western Caucuses held a hearing on the impact of the Obama administration’s economic policies on jobs in the Western U.S. Among the topics they addressed were…
307 viewsThe Senate continued work on a bill to extend tax breaks and unemployment benefits.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,201 viewsNASA Administrator Charles Bolton and a member of the the NASA safety advisory board testified about the fiscal year 2011 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget. Questio…
681 viewsSenators debated and offered amendments to health care reform reconciliation legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,801 viewsThe Senate health care bill faces its first challenge in a late-night procedural vote. Yesterday, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he’s prepared to vote for the bill after reaching a compromis…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,159 viewsThe Senate continued a second day of debate on health care reform legislation. They voted 60-39 to move forward with further debate on the bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsAmbassadorial nominees testified about their qualifications to represent the U.S. in China, Japan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic …
816 viewsThe Senate convened for a period of morning business and then continued with Homeland Security appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle658 viewsThe Senate Republican Conference and the Republican Policy Committee hold a hearing chaired by Senator Hatch on the “card check” bill, the Employee NO Choice Act, to discuss the dangers this…
382 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business.
View in Congressional Chronicle610 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,379 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Leon Panetta as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by unanimous consent.
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