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Law enforcement officials testified about the problems of gang violence, the spread of gangs, prosecuting gang members for criminal activity, potential legislation criminalizing gang activit…

Numerous dignitaries, family and friends spoke at Senator Paul Simon’s funeral, praising his life, his political ethics, and his moral courage. There were 3,500 mourners at the service for t…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on “Agroterrorism: The Threat to America’s Breadbasket” to examine the vulnerability of America’s agriculture and food industry to te…

Senators considered the Medicare legislation passed by the House early this morning in a rare Saturday morning session.

The witnesses testified about the ways in which states are using the $147 billion derived from a 1998 settlement agreement with the four largest tobacco companies. Topics included smoking pr…

Senate Democrats talked about their plans for the thirty-hour Senate debate on several federal judicial nominations. They noted that 168 judges had been confirmed during the current administ…

Senator Reid held the floor for over eight hours to speak about judicial nominations, an intended thirty-hour debate scheduled by the Republican majority, the business of the Senate, and oth…

Program is missing the first few minutes. Democratic senators met to inquire into the process by which reconstruction contracts were awarded for work in Iraq. Among the topics addressed w…