Senate Session
The Senate continued debate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,214 viewsThe Senate continued debate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,214 viewsSenators met to vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy in the military and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)…
View in Congressional Chronicle22,765 viewsSenate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry, Senate Armed Forces Chair Carl Levin, and Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein talked about the new Strategic Arms Reduct…
599 viewsThe Senate approved the compromise proposal to extend the tax cuts and began debate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
View in Congressional Chronicle1,899 viewsWitnesses testified on pipeline safety and the September 9th natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Bruno, California. The incident killed several people and destroyed almost 40 homes. They…
398 viewsSenators considered a resolution condemning the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They reconvened at 1:45 PM to unanimously vote in favor of the resolution, 100-0.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,890 viewsThe Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on a vote of 63 to 37.
View in Congressional Chronicle36,095 viewsThe Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of James Clapper to be Director of National Intelligence. In his testimony he pledged to improve coordi…
896 viewsCommittee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements commi…
1,384 viewsThree nominees to the Federal Reserve Board testified a day after the board released a new economic forecast that lowered expectations for economic growth. They talked about the state of the…
1,035 viewsFemale senators participated in a breakfast discussion moderated by Ms. Cokie Roberts. They talked about the history of women in the Senate and the book Nine and Counting: The Women of the S…
511 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the…
13,081 viewsIn the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, members and the nomine…
6,235 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Committ…
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