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Outgoing Senators gave farewell speeches accompanied by speeches of praise from their colleagues.

The Senate convened for business and then adjourned the 109th Congress sine die.

The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach to be commissioner of food and drugs for the Department of Health and Human Service…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Robert M. Gates as secretary of the De…

Mr. Corker thanked supporters and his opponent for a hard-fought campaign in his U.S. Senate campaign.

Witnesses testified about U.S. policy toward North Korea. Among the topics they addressed were recent missile tests by North Korea, weapons development programs, the status of six-party talk…

Secretary Spellings testified about promoting President Bush’s recently announced global competitiveness initiative and other education priorities. She said that U.S. educational training ne…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to discuss issues surrounding the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and vote on reporting the nomination to the…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 3711, the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security bill.

The Senate resumed consideration of S. 3711, the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security bill.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on the future of the Iraqi government and progress in political measures taken by the government, reconstruction and infrastructure bui…

The Senate considered the conference report to accompany H.R. 2361, the Department of the Interior Appropriations bill. Senator Frist made remarks on the floor about his reconsideration o…

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan testified about the dependence of the United States on imported oil and the economic risks it poses. He talked about oil supplies, increased global …

Witnesses testified about developing future strategies to fight terrorism, the nature of the international terrorist threat, the use public diplomacy to sway opinion, and challenges in build…

A hearing was held to receive testimony on the National Park Service’s Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilde…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business followed by consideration of S. 2766, the Defense Authorization bill. During the session several senators paid tribute to Senato…

Republican members of the Senate spoke to reporters about proposals to restructure the budgeting process and enact strong fiscal policies. They called for a line-item veto, fast track approv…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration and agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4939,the Emergency Supplemen…