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The Senate convened and began consideration of H.R. 5949, the FISA bill. Brian Schatz (D-HI) was sworn in as the replacement for Senator Daniel Inouye, who died on December 17, 2012.

Senior State Department officials testified on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that led to the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Ame…

Federal government and New York City and New Jersey transportation system officials testified on the damage done by Hurricane Sandy to the regional transportation systems, and the needed rep…

The Senate considered relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Tributes were made to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who died the previous day. The Senate adjourned under the provisions of S.Res…

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.

Senators paid tribute to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who died the previous day.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. Thereafter, members began consideration of H.R. 1, which was to serve as the vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill.…

Small Business Administration (SBA) employees and local officials from New Jersey and New York testified on the impact to small businesses of Hurricane Sandy. Much of the hearing was focused…

Sandra Henriquez testified on administrative and regulatory changes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 8 and rental housing assistance programs, and opportuni…

Senators from New York and New Jersey testified on transportation systems damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Both Senators Schumer and Gillibrand talked about salt water damage to New York’s 108-ye…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan testified on the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The agency had a $16 billion deficit due to mortgage lend…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

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…

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…

As the United Nations voted on Palestine’s bid for statehood status in the United Nations, senators discussed bipartisan legislation that would penalize Palestine by shutting down the Palest…

The Senate continued work on the Sportsmans' Bill and then on a bill setting Defense Department programs and policies for the next year.

New Jersey Senate candidates Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and State Senator Joe Kryillos debate various campaign issues.

New Jersey Senate candidates Senator Bob Menendez (D) and state Senator Joe Kyrillos (R) participated in the second of their three debates.

Richard Cordray gave his semi-annual report to Congress of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Among the issues addressed in the hearing were mortgage rules, the regulation of p…

Committee members met to mark up legislation dealing with tax “extenders,” a number of short-term tax breaks. Among the amendments they considered were credits for “Make it in America,” appl…