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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen answered questions about the Obama administration plan to raise tro…

The U.S. Senate began the second week and eighth day of health care legislation. They began by considering amendments from Senators Gregg and Pryor. Senator Gregg’s bars the use of any Medic…

The Senate continued a second day of debate on H.R. 3590, the $848B plan to expand health insurance coverage. Among amendments debated today is one by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to ensure …

The 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.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reconvened its third day of work to consider S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The Senate Environment Committee voted t…

Utility company executives testified about proposed energy and climate change legislation. Among the topics they addressed were the use and growth of alternative energy production, emission …

The Senate approved a $121 billion Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration spending compromise bill for fiscal year 2010. Members also continued work on fiscal year 20…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer, and other Democratic Senators spoke to reporters about the introductio…

The Alzheimer’s Study Group (ASG) released their final report, the National Alzheimer’s Strategic Plan, to assess the adequacy of current efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease and to recomme…

Senators Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow, Jeanne Shaheen, and Kristen Gillibrand spoke in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

The Senate began with a period of morning business then resumed the Judge Sonia Sotomayor confirmation process.

Witnesses testified about global climate change, clean energy, and the economy. Among the topics they addressed were cap-and-trade provisions of proposed legislation, promoting alternative e…

This week on America and the Courts: Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor spent most of the week on Capitol Hill visiting with U.S. senators. Video journalists followed her as she …

Senators Schumer and Gillibrand spoke to reporters about their luncheon meeting with Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court. They spoke about her experience an…