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Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senate leader spoke to reporters on financial markets legislation, to be voted on by the Senate later in the day.

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

Senator Judd Gregg spoke on the urgency of passing financial markets legislation.

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…

Senators held a news conference to talk about a failed vote on passage of a financial market rescue plan in the House the previous day and the path forward for addressing economic turmoil ca…

Senator Russ Gregg, the lead Republican negotiator on the financial markets bill, spoke to reporters about the legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Democratic and Republican leaders spoke to reporters on the government plan to intervene in financial markets.

Senators Gregg and McConnell spoke to reporters on the government plan to intervene in financial markets. They focused on the political issues surrounding the legislation. They answered ques…

Senators Mitch McConnell and Judd Gregg spoke to reporters about progress made in the financial markets bailout plan.

U.S. SENATE

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

The ranking members of the House and Senate Budget Committees talked about the Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update released that morning by the Congressional Budget Office. They responded…

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

Senate Reair on Highway Trust Fund

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Department of Defense Authorization bill. The first 24 minutes of the Senate proceedings are missing from this pro…

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate …

Witnesses testified about global climate change research, the potential implications of new scientific methods and findings, as well as public policy proposals related to global warming. The…

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on new regulations for energy futures trading. A different bill passed a test vote, 80-13, on home mortgage aid and foreclosure prevention. This bill incl…