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Senate Democrats spoke to reporters following their leadership elections. Senator Reid was selected as the party’s choice to become Senate majority leader. They also answered questions from …

Democratic Senators, other leaders, and activists spoke to the press about proposals to raise the federal minimum wage. Activists from the six states - Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, …

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Among the topics addressed were enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, prisoner treatment at…

The Senate passed, as amended, H.R. 5682; United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Susan E. Dudley to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a…

Senator Harry Reid, leader of the Senate Democrats, Senate Democratic Whip Durbin, and Senator Schumer, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, spoke to reporters about the re…

Senator Harry Reid and Senator Schumer spoke to reporters about the results of the previous day’s midterm election, as well as campaign races in Montana and Virginia that had not been offici…

House and Senate Democratic leaders spoke to supporters and reporters about results in the 2006 midterm elections. Major press organizations had declared that the Democratic Party had won en…

Senator Schumer, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, spoke to the press about the next day’s midterm elections for the U.S. Senate and key campaign races that might affect…

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Elizabeth Dole and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer spoke about the 2006 midterm elections, party strategies …

Wayne LaPierre and Rep. Charles Schumer debated the merits of gun control. Rep. Schumer argued the case for gun control and Mr. LaPierre argued against. Topics included the Brady Bill, the A…

National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Elizabeth Dole and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman Senator Schumer answered reporters' questions separately after their ap…

Democratic Senators respond to the speech about combating terrorism that President Bush made earlier in the day. They also comment on the situation in Iraq and revelations published in a boo…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. housing market and the economic implications of recent rises in housing prices. Among the topics they addressed were speculation amongst econo…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.4954, the Port Security bill.

Senate Democratic leaders announced new legislation on intelligence gathering, homeland security, and counterterrorism policy. Topics included the war in Iraq, airline security, and the fift…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.5631, the Department of Defense FY 2007 Appropriations bill. The Sen…

Senators debated an amendment to defense funding legislation expressing a sense of no confidence in the leadership of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and calling on President Bush to re…