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The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the farm bill.

Mr. Bernanke testified about the state of the U.S. economy and predicted that the economy would slow down during the first half of 2008. He also answered questions and talked about the impac…

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

The Senate resumed consideration of the Leslie Southwick U.S. Circuit Judge nomination. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge. …

Witnesses testified about consumer protections and business practices of the wireless communications industry. Among the topics addressed were wireless fees and billing practices, cell phone…

A hearing was held to examine proposed reforms to make the Consumer Product Safety Commission more effective in protecting children and other consumers from dangerous and defective products.…

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…

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.

Senators talked about an inspector general report regarding large number of problematic National Security Letters issued the previous year by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A Justice D…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. The opening prayer offered by a guest chaplain of the Hindu faith was interrupted by hecklers in the gallery. Thereafter, the S…

Witnesses testified about the impact of violent television programming on children, including issues raised by the recently released Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report, Violent T…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate began consideration of S. 761 , the America Competes Act.

Secretary Rice testified about the Bush administration’s latest Iraq policy and plans to add 21,500 troops to the forces stationed in Iraq in an effort to bring greater security to the count…

Witnesses testified about plans to stop the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Witness made several recommendations including a comprehensive agreement resulting from one negotiation pr…

Chairman Bernanke testified about the state of the economy and economic policy. In his remarks he said policymakers were likely to hold interest rates steady and were more concerned about hi…

Witnesses testified about banking industry practices, credit card fees and interest rates, problems associated with consumer debt, and solicitation of consumers by banks. The hearing was tit…