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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, members proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States C…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.Thereafter, members proceeded to concurrent consideration of S.J.Res.10 and S.J.Res.24, joint resolutions proposing balanced budget…

The Senate convened with a period of morning business and thereafter, proceeded to concurrent consideration of S.J.Res.10 and S.J.Res.24, joint resolutions proposing balanced budget amendmen…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business, and thereafter, proceeded to executive session to consider Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States circuit judge f…

The Senate convened and began with a period of morning business. Thereafter, members resumed consideration of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened with a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Various Senators spoke on an amendment offered by Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) to S. 1867, a bill dealing with Defense programs and policy, including terror detainee policy. Senator Udall’s ame…

The Senate resumed consideration of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Witnesses testified on a Department of Energy report identifying measures that can be taken to reduce the environmental impact and improve the safety of shale gas production.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter began consideration of S.1867, the Department of Defense Authorization Act. Members approved a continuing resolution to fu…

Witnesses testified about sources of counterfeit electronic parts, how they are made, cases where counterfeit electronic parts have penetrated the defense supply chain, and the cost and pote…

The Senate began work on an infrastructure and transportation spending package, the second piece of President Obama’s jobs plan.

The Senate began work on a fiscal year 2012 spending measure that includes three of the 12 annual spending bills that fund the federal government and related agencies.

The CIA and National Intelligence directors testified about the threat against the U.S. posed by al-Qaida and other terror groups. In his first appearance as CIA director, General Petraeus s…

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?” through twitter.com. The date of the tweet is not known.