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The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) spoke on the Senate floor about the “fiscal cliff” of impending tax increases and budget cuts in January 2013 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement.

The Senate convened for a rare Sunday legislative session. The nominations of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an assistant attorney general, and of Carol J. Galante, of California, t…

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) spoke with reporters about two school safety bills she was introducing, and her support for stricter gun laws. The first bill would expand access to certain gran…

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) paid tribute to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who died the previous day.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. Vice President Joe Biden swore in Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) as president pro tempore of the Senate.

At 2:15p.m. senators voted to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S 3637. The Senate confirmed the nomination John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, with the time equally divided. At about 2 p.m., the Senate began consideration of HR 6156, the Russia/Moldova trade bill. The Senate co…

Members of Congress from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware spoke about damage and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy. During their comments several me…

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) spoke to reporters after chairing a hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about Hurricane Sandy, “Sandy and Its Impacts: A Local Perspecti…

The Senate resumed for an hour of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of amendments to S. 3254, the defense authorization bill. The Senate adjourned as a mark of further re…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of S.3414, the cybersecurity bill.

Representative Howard Berman and Senator Barbara Boxer spoke to reporters after President Obama signed the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act.

The Senate voted on Democrat and Republican tax cut proposals.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

During a legislative session, the majority leader and minority argued about the Senate agenda, and other lawmakers gave general speeches