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The Senate continued debate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.

Senators met to vote on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Witnesses testified at the first congressional hearing on stem cells research since Judge Royce Lamberth banned funding for embryonic stem cell research and the Appellate Court’s stay of tha…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and others testified about the government’s plan for developing medicines to combat public health threats such as pandemic flu and biote…

Senators considered a resolution condemning the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They reconvened at 1:45 PM to unanimously vote in favor of the resolution, 100-0.

Senate Republicans spoke against Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

The Senate moved forward with a bill that aims to help states avoid teacher layoffs and also helps with Medicaid payments. Members also continued debate on Elena Kagan’s nomination for assoc…

Senate Republicans spoke to reporters and answered questions about discretionary spending and the economic stimulus.

The Senate unanimously approved the nomination of General David Petraeus to oversee the Afghanistan war, replacing General Stanley McChrystal, who resigned the previous week.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Michael Bromwich, the new director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, testified on the reorganization of the Minerals Management Service. Among the …

Gary Gensler and Mary Shapiro testified about their agencies' fiscal year 2011 budget requests. They also talked about proposed financial services regulations, and how the proposals would af…

NASA 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…

Secretary Gates and Secretary Clinton testified about 2010 supplemental spending requests for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They urged senators to approve a $37.5 billion request and s…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on the proposed $9 billion fiscal year 2011 Department of Agriculture budget.

Secretary Sebelius talked about the 2011 Health and Human Services budget request. Among the topics she addressed were increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration, health safety a…