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President-Elect Obama announced his nomination of Senator Ken Salazar as secretary of the interior and former Governor Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture. He spoke about their experienc…

Former Senator Tom Daschle talked about national health care reform, focusing on cost, access, and quality. He responded to questions from audience members. Tom Daschle is the author of …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate

Senator Ken Salazar delivered the weekly Democratic radio address. He talked about energy policy.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an all-day summit to facilitate the development of comprehensive legislation to address the energy challenges facing the nation. Topics…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.3001, the Department of Defense Authorization bill.

The third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on military, security, and foreign policy issues. Senator Barack Obama was nominated by a…

Prior to the official start of the Democratic National Convention, delegates, journalists, and others participated in convention-related activities and spoke about the 2008 presidential elec…

Colorado Democratic leaders delivered a news conference outlining policy initiatives in Colorado, the policy initiatives of Sen. Obama, and the creation of the Democratic National Convention…

The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on improving the ways Americans can save for their retirement. The hearing focused on the need to protect and strengthen 401(k) retirement s…

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate …

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on new regulations for energy futures trading. A different bill passed a test vote, 80-13, on home mortgage aid and foreclosure prevention. This bill incl…