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The Senate convened for a pro forma session.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

Senator Sam Brownback talked Senator McCain’s character, his ability to make tough decisions, and the strength of the McCain/Palin ticket.

The theme of the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, was “Peace: A Safer and More Secure America.” The convention’s overall the…

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 …

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 convened and began a period of morning business.

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3101, the Medicare Improvements Act.

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3044, the Consumer-First Energy bill

The Senate passed H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.980, the collective bargaining bill.

A hearing was held on the nominations of Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit…

A confirmation hearing was held on the nominations of G. Steven Agee to be U.S. Circuit judge for the 4th Circuit, William T. Lawrence to be U.S. District judge for the Southern District of …

A hearing was held on the economic impact of rising food prices on the pocketbooks of middle-class American families. Witnesses included the National Farmers Union president, a bakery owner…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act.

Witnesses testified about fiscal year 2009 appropriations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Among the topics addressed were toy safety issues, public safety programs, and inspectio…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Bush administration’s increasing reliance on secret law and the threat it posed to democratic and accountable gove…