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Senate Majority Leader Reid and others Senate Democratic leaders talked about their reaction to the passage of H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Democratic senators spoke in the Senate Chambers prior to a final vote on health care reform legislation.

Vote to waive Corker point of order on unfunded mandates passed by a vote of 55 - 44. The Senate is now holding a series of votes, including adoption of the Majority Leader’s substitute amen…

The Senate approved Majority Leader Reid’s Managers Amendment with a vote of 60-39.

The Senate health care bill faces its first challenge in a late-night procedural vote. Yesterday, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he’s prepared to vote for the bill after reaching a compromis…

The Senate voted on fiscal year 2010 defense spending and thereafter resumed debate on health care legislation.

Senators Dick Durbin and Pat Roberts debated health care legislation.

The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terro…

The Senate health care debate is temporarily on hold as Senators debate the FY 2010 Defense spending bill. Throughout the day, Senators may continue to speak on health care legislation and t…

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin gave a speech on Senator Bernie Sanders Amendment on Health Care.

Senator Durbin spoke about the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison facility in Illinois.

Democratic Senators Dick Durbin and Robert Menendez responded to Senate Republicans' efforts to delay consideration of the defense appropriations conference report.

The Senate held its 15th day of health care debate. Senator Bernie Sanders entered an amendment for a single-payer system by expanding Medicare to everyone. Senator Coburn requested that the…

Illinois Governor Quinn and Senator Durbin spoke to the press after a meeting at the White House with National Security Adviser James Jones and others to discuss the administration’s decisio…

Senators planned to finish debate on several amendments and motions dealing with buying prescription from other countries and middle class taxes.

In a rare Sunday session the Senate took a final vote on the $447 billion FY 2010 omnibus spending bill. After the vote, members continued to debate health care legislation.

The Senate convened, with an omnibus bill cloture vote and then continued with health care reform legislation.

Senators spoke on health care reform legislation.

The Senate temporarily set aside debate on health care to consider a bill setting federal spending for the remainder of the budget year.