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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was joined by Senators Lisa Murskowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) to announce a new strategy for improving…

Health care industry leaders and economic scholars testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on ways to reduce health care administrative costs. Witnesses included the…

The Senate passed H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development…

The Senate confirmed Britt Grant to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. They also voted to advance four fiscal year 2019 spending bills.

Energy industry leaders and policy experts testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on factors affecting global oil prices. Witnesses discussed changes in the U.S. oil…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified on the Trump administration’s trade policy and his office’s fiscal year 2019 budget. Committee members asked questions on issues that…

The Senate continued debate on H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban…

The Senate continued debate on H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban…

The Senate continued debate on H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Robert Wilkie to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) talked about her home state, her role as the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, climate change, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, President…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing with the chair and commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A wide range of energy issues were…

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

At a White House meeting with Republican lawmakers who serve on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, President Trump began by reading a statement to the press about the Supreme Court…

Forest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen and Interior Department Wildland Fire Director Jeff Rupert testified testified at a hearing on the federal government’s wildfire management plan and the…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified on the space agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He discussed some of NASA’s projects,…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified on the bureau’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. He was also asked about Chinese telecom company ZTE and concerns that its technology could be used…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testified at a Senate hearing on his agency’s budget request for fiscal year 2019. While most Republican members of the panel…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held a hearing to consider the Veterans Affairs Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Senior VA…

Senators gave speeches on various subjects.