Senate Session, Part 1
The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,434 viewsThe Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,434 viewsSenate Minority Leader McConnell talked how the government funding bill includes 858 billion dollars in defense funding. He talked about the importance of funding the military. He also talke…
69 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. They talked about the overnight unveili…
702 viewsThe Senate confirmed Russell Rumbaugh’s nomination to be assistant Navy secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the president pro tempore of the Sen…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,492 viewsThe Senate confirmed Martin Gruenberg’s nomination to be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance . of the
View in Congressional Chronicle942 viewsThe Senate approved two House-passed measures. One funds the government for one week through December 23, and other is the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policies bill. Members also c…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,106 viewsSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke on the floor about the 2023 defense authorization bill and government funding.
The Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,043 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters.
514 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Dana Douglas to be a judge for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,064 viewsThe Senate approved the nomination of Jeffery Hopkins to be a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Members also voted to limit debate on two U.S. circuit judge nominations:…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,871 viewsThe Senate confirmed several three U.S. district judge nominations for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Mia Roberts Perez, Kai Niambi Scott, and John Frank Murphy,
View in Congressional Chronicle976 viewsMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Senator McConnell said says a short-term …
646 viewsHouse and Senate leaders gathered to honor law enforcement officers with a Congressional Gold Medal for their efforts in defending the U.S. Capitol when it was under attack on January 6, 202…
11,172 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on the nomination of Frances Kay Behm to be a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,001 viewsThe Senate confirmed Doris Pryor to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Seventh Circuit.
View in Congressional Chronicle757 viewsThe Senate voted 80-15 to approve legislation to avert a railway shutdown. The measure, which would next go to President Biden to sign, codifies a deal between the railroads and union worker…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,696 viewsThe Senate considered several judicial nominations, including confirming Camille Velez-Rive to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Puerto Rico and Anne M. Nardacci to be a U.S. dist…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,287 views“There is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), “and anyone meeting with people advocating that point of v…
1,147 viewsThe Senate continued work on a House-passed marriage equality legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would require states to recognize the union…
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