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The Senate considered relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Tributes were made to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who died the previous day. The Senate adjourned under the provisions of…

The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session and therafter resumed consideration of S.3637, the TAG extension legislation.

A bipartisan roup of senators briefed the media on the Magnitsky Act, which targets Russian officials deemed by the U.S. to have violated human rights, as well as the Russia-Moldova trade…

Senators from New York and New Jersey testified on transportation systems damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Both Senators Schumer and Gillibrand talked about salt water damage to New York’s…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, with the time equally divided. At about 2 p.m., the Senate began consideration of HR 6156, the Russia/Moldova trade bill. The Senate…

The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) gave the weekly Republican address to the nation.

Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on the recently approved Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. In addition to questions about the FSOC report, senators also asked…

The Senate voted on Democrat and Republican tax cut proposals.

The Senate considered the Multinational Business Tax Incentives bill.

Nominees for senior military commander positions testified about their qualifications. Members asked the nominees a range of questions focusing on the impact of budget cuts to the Department of…

During a legislative session, the majority leader and minority argued about the Senate agenda, and other lawmakers gave general speeches

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his testimony he said the two main sources of risk to the economy were the…

Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the Obama administration’s national security leaks. They called for an independent investigation.

Jamie Dimon testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012, and business practices in the banking industry. Among the issues he addressed were the bank bailouts following the…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Topics included the upcoming broadband spectrum auction, network neutrality, and…

Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of motions to proceed to the following budget…