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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business and considered several judicial nominations.

Former officials tasked with finding a solution to the nation’s debt and deficit problems testified about their previous attempts to offer solutions and the work of the Joint Select Committe…

Douglas Elmendorf testified before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In his remarks he talked about the state of the economy and deficit spending, saying that larger short-ter…

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction held its first meeting. The bipartisan supercommittee aims to recommend $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reduction over a ten-year period. Memb…

Douglas Elmendorf testified on discretionary federal spending at a hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Among the topics he addressed were defense spending, tax policy…

Members of Congress, federal and local officials, and experts testified on the condition of U.S. flood control systems.

The Senate voted on procedural motions to advance parts of President Obama’s jobs legislation.

The Senate Finance Committee marked up bills for the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The measures included job retraining for U.S. workers displaced by the ag…

Thomas Barthold testified on individual and corporate tax rates before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing on tax code reform. The bipartisan Select Deficit Reduction Com…

This session started in progress.

Witnesses testified about proposed bipartisan legislation funding transportation projects at current levels for the next two years. The bill included reforms that streamlined funding assista…

The Senate Finance Committee held a “mock” markup hearing to debate amendments to free trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama. The hearing is referred to as a “mock” markup…

The Senate Finance Committee held a “mock” markup hearing to debate amendments to free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. The hearing is referred to as a “mock” markup …

Witnesses testified about ExxonMobil’s oil spill in the Yellowstone River. They talked about the Environmental Protection Agency’s lead role in cleanup and environmental assessment, the Pipe…