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The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment held a hearing on SEC enforcement activities.

The Senate convened and continued work on the nomination of Harold Koh to be legal adviser at the State Department.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified in a hearing on the oversight of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). He talked about the economic conditions at the beginning of the Obama…

Witnesses testified about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) failure to identify the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and how to improve SEC performance. Mr. Kotz spoke about his report that…

Ben Bernanke testified about his nomination to continue as the chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In his testimony he said he is concerned about a congressional proposal to audit the…

The Senate continued work on a bill regulating tobacco products.

Witnesses testified on the role of credit rating agencies in the financial crisis, and what changes might be made to their oversight. Credit rating agencies have come under criticism…

The Senate convened the first session of the 111th Congress. Members were sworn in.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business for one hour then began consideration of H.R. 2892, the Homeland Security Appropriations. Al Franken was sworn in as Senator from…

The Senate considered legislation that addresses national volunteer programs. The measure would more than triple the number of Americorps volunteers, introduce programs to help low-income…

The Senate resumed consideration of health care legislation. Several amendments were considered, including one to allow citizens to buy prescription drugs from other countries and bring…

Witnesses testified about investment practices and alleged criminal fraud by Madoff Investment Securities. They focused on operating procedures used by the firm, the performance of federal…

Witnesses testified about federal regulation of financial markets and trading conducted outside stock exchanges. Government officials called on Congress to approve a plan for joint…

The Senate continued a second day of debate on health care reform legislation. They voted 60-39 to move forward with further debate on the bill.

On day 10 of debate on health care reform, senators took up an amendment on drug importation and more debate on a motion to send the bill back to the Finance Committee.

Witnesses testified about the closures of several General Motors and Chrysler dealerships. Among the issues they addressed were the impact of the closures on auto dealers and consumers, the…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, after which the Senate resumed consideration of HR 2997, the Agriculture Appropriations bill.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about the semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress. In his remarks he spoke about the impact of the housing and mortgage crisis on the…