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Following a meeting with President Bush, committee members from the Senate Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees spoke to reporters about the U.S. policy in Iraq. They spoke about …

The Senate convenes and begins a period of Morning Business. Thereafter, the Senate begins consideration of S. 1783, the Pension Reform bill. Senators Reid and Hutchison spoke about the n…

Accompanied by former Senator Dan Coats, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito was on Capitol Hill for meetings with five more senators. He spoke with them in their offices. Some of the se…

The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held its fourth hearing on the United Nations' Oil-for-Food (OFF) Program. The hearing addressed: The findings of the Subcommittee’s October 25,…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the prospects for United Nations reform. They discussed options for effective restructuring that would improve transparency, manageme…

Mr. Paulison testified about the status of emergency relief and recovery efforts in areas along the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Among the issues he addressed were no-bi…

The Senate convenes and resumes consideration of H.R. 2863, the Defense Appropriations Bill.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. On the first day of hearings, Mr. Bolton testified about h…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development; agreed to Warner Amendment. No. 1314 as Modified; To increase, wit…

The Senate begins with a period of morning business. Thereafter it will resume consideration of H.R. 3057, the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.

Republican leaders responded to Democratic calls for legislation removing security clearances from officials whose actions had led to the revelation of classified information. Their remarks …

The Senate resumes consideration of H.R. 2360, the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which was passes as amended.

The annual Rock the Vote awards dinner honored former President Bill Clinton with its first Lifetime Achievement award, which he accepted via videotape. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senato…

The Senate resumes consideration of S. 1307, the CAFTA trade agreement bill. The Senate passed S. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementatio…

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Judge Owen was the first of seven nominations which had been fi…

Senator Coleman, chairman of the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Subcommittee, held a confirmation hearing for David H. Wilkins to be the ambassador to Canada. Senators…

British Member of Parliament George Galloway testified at a hearing on how Saddam Hussein manipulated the United Nations' Oil-for-Food Program to win influence and reward friends in order to…

The Senate continued work on the Highway Funding Bill, including cloture votes on the bill and the substitute. Senators Frist, Reid and Byrd also debated about procedures for confirming j…