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IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra said the Biden admin…

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on agency operations and its fiscal year 2023 budget request. The commissioner spoke about his expectation tha…

White House Budget Director Shalanda Young testified at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal and priorities. Director Young answered questi…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Colore…

Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) criticized Republicans' opposition to helping raise the …

The Senate continued work on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Members also spoke about the next bill on the agenda, a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Shalanda Young to serve as deputy director of the White House budget office (Office of Management and Budget, or OMB). Ms. Young p…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and other members …

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Brian Miller to be the special inspector general for the Treasury Department pandemic recovery funds and Dana Wade to be the fede…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department.…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal y ear 2021 budget request to Congress. The secretary fielded questions about the a…

The Senate Budget Committee met for the first day of a two-day markup of the 2020 budget resolution proposed by Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY). This portion of the hearing was designated for members…

The Senate Budget Committee met for the second day of a two-day markup of their fiscal year 2020 budget resolution proposed by Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY). Members voted on nearly 30 amendments t…

Congressional Democrats, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) and Senators Mark Warner (VA), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Ben Cardin (MD), participated in a rally held by the AFL-C…

After attending a round table in Alexandria, Virginia, with federal workers impacted by the government shutdown, Virginia Senators Tim Kaine (D) and Mark Warner (D) came to the chamber floor…

The Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax bill through th…