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The 2016 Kemp Leadership Award Dinner featured a conversation with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) on defense and foreign policy challenges facing th…

The Senate approved H.R. 6792, a bill reauthorizing the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act through December 31, 2026. The vote was 99-0.

Incumbent Senator Tim Scott (R) and Thomas Dixon (D), candidates in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate election, participated in a debate. The two discussed their views on education policy, reduci…

South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District and U.S. Senate candidates participated in a roundtable discussion together following a debate with their respective opponents. They talked about …

Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and James Lankford (R-OK), Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Kirk Cameron were among the speakers during the morning session of the Values Voter summit. In h…

The Senate convened for a pro forma session.

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) gave his second speech on police relations with African Americans. He said the country needed to recognize that “because you do not feel the pain, does not mean it d…

Senator Scott (R-SC) spoke about race relations and law enforcement. He said South Carolina was transformed because he was elected over two popular white candidates. He spoke about a lack of…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate passed an opioid abuse treatment bill. Members also voted 89-4 in favor of extending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding to September 30, 2017, and confirmed Carla Hayde…

The Senate resumed initial debate on H.R. 5293, a Defense spending bill. Members debated climate change. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said this was his 144th time to talk about the subj…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s top flood insurance official was joined by small business owners, mostly from the residential construction and real estate industries, at a hearing …

Dr. Patrick Conway testified at a hearing on proposed changes to Medicare Part B, which covers injectable and infused drugs for elderly patients. He outlined the Centers for Medicare and Med…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on the central bank’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. Chair Yelle…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2578, a commerce, justice, and science appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and officials from the Treasury Department and the Government Accountability Office testified at a hearing on preventing and responding to cyber attacks and ho…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the potential effects of the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule for small businesses. The rule would extend overtime protection to workers earning …

Business representatives and tax experts testified at a hearing on possible changes to the business tax code.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testified about his agency’s semiannual report. Mr. Cordray also addressed the agency’s creation, mission, and enforcement actio…

Officials with the Health and Human Services Department and the Government Accountability Office outlined some recommendations on how to improve the ongoing implementation of the Affordable …