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After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the S…

After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), testified at a hearing on the online health insurance marketplace. In her testimony she said that we…

College and university presidents and a vice president of a career advancement organization testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. They focused on the rol…

Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) held a forum on women’s economic agenda in her district at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Three women from the district told their personal storie…

Following remarks from the majority leader, senators were permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The pending business was the motion to proceed to S. 1569, the debt limit bill. Th…

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S. 1569, the debt limit bill.

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S 1569, the bill to raise the limit on the debt ceiling through December 2014. At 5:00pm, the Senate was to proceed to the following judi…

The Senate convened and recognized the majority leader. Thereafter, it was the majority leader’s intention to begin consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the …

Senate Democrats met on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to talk about the impact of the federal government shutdown. Senators from Maryland and Virginia described the effects of the shutdown o…

*At a TBD, the Senate will consider the following judicial nominations under a unanimous consent agreement that allows for up to 30 mins of debate, equally divided and controlled by Sens. Le…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business.

Lawmakers, health officials and patients spoke to reporters and answered questions about ways in which the federal government shutdown had affected various Americans, the value of the Nation…

The Senate convenes for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. Proceedings were interrupted due to a lockdown at the Capitol.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. At a time to be determined, members considered two judicial nominations: Colin Stirling Bruce, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central…

Democratic senators and furloughed federal workers spoke to reporters about the economic impact of the federal government shutdown.

Despite a shutdown of the federal government, the Senate convenes for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session to consider the continuing resolution to keep the government operating.