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The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach to be commissioner of food and drugs for the Department of Health and Human…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.5631, the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2006 Appropriations bill. The Senate rejected the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to…

The Senate convened and proceeded to consideration of H.R.9 , the Voting Rights Reauthorization bill.

The Senate continued consideration of the defense appropriations with debate on several amendments. In the morning debate focused on amendments to raise the minimum wage. In the afternoon…

The Senate convenes and resumes consideration of S.Con.Res. 83, the Budget Resolution. The Senate agreed to H.J.Res.47; Increased Public Debt resolution. The Senate passed S.Con.Res. 83; an…

Administration officials and health care providers testified about Medicare drug benefit programs and the recent implementation of new rules to provide a wider range of coverage to…

Committee members continued to work on legislation that would curtail fiscal year 2006 mandatory spending and extend a series of tax cuts. They also considered various amendments and…

The Senate convened and proceeded to a vote on the conference report to H.R. 2744, the Agriculture Appropriations, FY2006 bill. The Senate agreed to H.R. 2744 Conference Report;…

Committee members marked up budget reconciliation instructions to reduce the spending in H.Con.Res. 95. They also marked up the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005. Staff…

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She was the first of seven nominations which had been filibustered by the…

Members of Congress spoke briefly about their impressions of President Bush’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Nominees for the federal judiciary testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about their qualifications and views on the law. Senators Carl Levin (D-Michigan) and Debbie Stabenow…