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The Senate in an 87-13 passed a five-year farm bill. Members also approved Jonathan Kobes' nomination to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Senators also paid tribute to Senator Joe Donnel…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions' subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee heard testimony about health care in rural America. Topics discussed inc…

The Senate continued debate and discussion of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court.

State education officials from Nebraska, Delaware and South Carolina testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on implementation of the Every Student Succee…

Officials from the Agriculture Department and the U.S. Trade Representative Office testified at a hearing on the impact of U.S. trade policy on American agriculture. Senators asked for updat…

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins testified before the Senate Health Committee about ongoing science and research at NIH. He was joined by four of his colleagues who ans…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Charles Schumer (NY) and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) spoke with reporters. The three discussed forthcomi…

The Senate passed H.R. 6157, a two-bill $857 billion fiscal year 2019 spending package containing the two largest annual spending bills that fund the Defense Department as well as the Labor,…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified at a hearing on efforts to limit increases in prescription drug prices without disincentivizing research and development efforts by ma…

The Senate worked on its version of a farm bill, which sets farm, conservation, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural development policies through 2023. It would also legalize commercial hemp…

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross defended the Trump administration’s tariffs actions during an appearance before the Senate Finance Committee. Members from both parties voiced their concerns o…

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a meeting on the 2018 farm bill. The legislation is crafted and passed approximately every five years and covers programs that i…

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 2019 federal spending for energy and water projects, the legislative branch, military construction, and veterans affairs.

The Senate continued work on federal spending for energy and water projects, the legislative branch, military construction, and veterans affairs.

The Senate continued work on federal spending for energy and water projects, the legislative branch, military construction, and veterans affairs.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified before the Senate Health Committee on President Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug costs for patients. In his testimony, Secreta…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of rural America. Secretary Perdue discussed U.S.-China trade relations, rural broadband a…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing to consider the impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families. Witnesses included a mother who lost two of …

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the Senate Finance Committee on trade policy and the recent steel and aluminum tariffs announcement from the White House. Mr. Lig…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Other topics included tax reform and the Russia sanction…