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Witnesses testified about federal estate tax legislation. Topics included the burden on the families of small business owners, the complexity of the tax rules, the return to a 55 percent rat…

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the security of unmanned and unmonitored areas along the U.S. border. It included an examination of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.1585 , the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The Senate agreed to H.J.Res.43; a joint resolution increasing the…

The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2642, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, …

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the nomination of former Rep. Jim Nussle to be director of the Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Nussle was introduced by Senator Grassley an…

Senate session continued overnight and into the next day.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on the nomination of James W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of Kentucky, to be Medical Director and Surgeon Gener…

Witnesses testified about consumer ability to transfer telephone numbers among competing service providers. Issues included the adjustments to Federal Communications Commission policies requ…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1585, the Defense Authorization bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of S. 1639, the Immigration bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy bill.

Witnesses testified about economic relations with China, including market access issues, exchange rates, Chinese monetary policies, and trade practices. They also talked about the results of…

A hearing was held on the short-term energy outlook for oil and gasoline in the summer of 2007. Topics included the high price of gasoline, summer driving season, regulation of gasoline pri…

Witnesses testified about the first year of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, problems encountered in implementing the program, public perceptions of the process associated with obtain…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Then the Senate proceeded to consideration of the conference report for H.R. 1591, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Ac…