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The Senate continued debate on health care legislation.

Ben Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…

Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) delivered a farewell address to the Senate. His remarks were followed by tributes from other senators.

The Senate continued debate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.

The Senate approved the compromise proposal to extend the tax cuts and began debate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

George Voinovich, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke about energy legislation. He said he supports energy legislation, but not the version proposed by Senat…

The Senate continued work on a small business programs bill which would provide $30 billion for certain banks to extend credit to small businesses.

The Senate continued work on extension of tax breaks and unemployment benefits. Lawmakers also failed to move forward on Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) measure that would have limited EPA a…

Witnesses testified at a a hearing on the federal response to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They spoke about initial responses, continued efforts to respond to greater environm…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolton and a member of the the NASA safety advisory board testified about the fiscal year 2011 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget. Questio…

Secretary Gates and Secretary Clinton testified about 2010 supplemental spending requests for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They urged senators to approve a $37.5 billion request and s…

Members of Congress and budget analysts talked about their bi-partisan proposals to reform the current budget system and reduce the federal deficit and national debt. The issue of health car…

Witnesses testified about the implementation and enforcement of the REAL ID and the PASS ID Acts. The acts created minimum federal standards for identification cards as well as an interconne…