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Members met to resolve differences and finalize an education bill to be sent to the president. The legislation would authorize $26.5 billion for public primary and secondary education, requi…

The Senate will resume legislative business following their party caucus lunches.

During World War II members of the Navajo Indian tribe worked as radio operators and used their native language to create unbreakable codes for the military. The Navajo “code talkers” were p…

The Senate Finance Committee marked up the economic stimulus bill that the U.S. Senate is expected to take up next week. Staff counsel and administration officials testified about the Democr…

Senator Bennett testified about the safety of the nation’s power supply and energy infrastructure in the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Witnesses testified about science and technology studies on climate change, including the National Academy of Sciences' global warming report requested by President Bush.

Assistant Energy Secretary David Garman, state officials, and leaders from the appliance manufacturing industry testified about proposals to expand existing programs to assist low-income con…

In separate interviews, members of Congress and others talked about their recent trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to examine the possibility of drilling for oil and natural gas in…

Witnesses testified about the National Academy of Sciences' report on the effectiveness and impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Senator Bingaman is chairman of the Senate Ene…

The House-Senate conference committee met for the purpose of agreeing on a compromise to President Bush’s Education Plan in HR 1. Rep. Boehner is chair of the House Education and Workforce C…