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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and other directors under the NIH umbrella discussed the president’s 2025 NIH budget request. They covered a variety of to…

“We’re constantly reminded of the importance of transportation safety. The country watched in shock as a cargo ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, taking six…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified on President’s Biden’s $106 billion emergency aid request that would provide military and humanitarian assistan…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on on the fiscal year 2024 Defense Department budget before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.…

Chiefs from the National Guard and Reserves testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Several topics were discu…

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak testified on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. T…

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the debt ceiling may not be perfect, but “moving forward on this agreement is the sensible, responsible thing today and most vital for our country.”…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on his agency’s foreign policy priorities and its fiscal year 2024 budget request. Senators asked Secr…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Senator Schumer said he believes the Senate…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley said the world is witnessing, “the greatest threat to peace and security of Europe and perhaps the world in my 42 years in uniform.” General Milley ma…

The Senate passed legislation extending funding through March 11, 2022. Members recessed, subject to the call of the chair.

The Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, thus avoiding a shutdown ahead of a December 3 deadline. An amendment to the measur…

The Senate voted to extend the debt limit through December 3, 2021. The Treasury Department had indicated that the nation would reach its borrowing limit in 11 days without congressional act…

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 69-30. Vice President Kamala Harris read the final vote. All Democrats and 19 Republicans voted for the measure, including M…

The Senate continued work on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Members also spoke about the next bill on the agenda, a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

The Senate continued work on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, passing an amendment that would make changes to the underlying legislation. Members also voted 68-29 to invoke cl…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testified on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee. They answere…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. Several members ques…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Hea…