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Senate Finance Committee Chair Baucus spoke to reporters and answered questions about a new health care proposal to improve efficiency and reduce costs of health care. His reform plan called…

The Senate passed a new version of the bill authorizing federal intervention in financial markets. The revision to the $700 billion rescue plan includes raising FDIC limits from $100,000 per…

Senate leaders spoke to reporters after passing financial markets legislation by a 74-25 margin.

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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.3001, the Department of Defense Authorization bill.

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The Senate overrode the presidential veto on H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, by a vote of 70-26.

The Senate passed the revised Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), H. R. 6304, by a vote of 69 to 28. Senator Edward Kennedy was greeted upon his return to the floor after a medi…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, to be a U.S. District Judge.

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act.

T.R. Reid talked about health care systems in foreign countries, how governments and business have worked to deliver health care, and potential lessons for the future of U.S. public health c…

Senators Baucus and Grassley, co-chairmen of the health care reform summit, delivered the opening remarks at a bipartisan summit on health care financing. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernan…