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Consumers and credit industry officials testified about business practices by the credit card industry such as setting interest rates without regard to payment histories, the formulation and…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the Farm bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the veto message to H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. …

The committee continued to mark up draft legislation that would reauthorize federal farm programs. They voted to offer farmers an alternative safety net that would provide protection against…

A portion of the Farm Reauthorization Bill was marked up. Members talked about provisions, offered amendments, and discussed policies on farm subsidies. The entire session is not shown.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.294, the Amtrak Reauthorization bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations b…

The Senate passed H.R. 3093, as amended; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified about military operations in Iraq, recommendations for future Iraq policy, and the ability of the Iraqi Parliament to meet the security chal…

Officials testified about confronting the terrorist threat to the U.S. six years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. They examined the efforts of key intelligence agencies to prevent anoth…

David Walker testified about the Government Accountability Office report on operations in Iraq and benchmarks for progress established by Congress. The report concluded that Iraq had failed …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2642, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, …

The Senate passed S.1927 as amended; A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intell…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the House message on S. 1, the Ethics Reform bill. The Senate passes H.R.976 as amended; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007.

Ambassador Crocker testifies by video conference from Baghdad about political stability, progress toward U.S. benchmarks for reconstruction, the security situation, as well as military and p…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 2669, the Higher Education Reconciliation Act. The Senate passed H.R. 2669 as amended; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007.