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The Senate passed fiscal year 2006 spending bills for the Department of Agriculture, military construction, and the Veterans Affairs Department.

The Senate moved forward with a bill that aims to help states avoid teacher layoffs and also helps with Medicaid payments. Members also continued debate on Elena Kagan’s nomination for assoc…

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…

Senators debated and offered amendments to health care reform reconciliation legislation.

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 aud…

The Senate considered a bill to increase the federal debt ceiling by 1.9 trillion dollars.

The Senate Banking Committee voted out of committee the nomination of Ben Bernanke to continue as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote was 16 to 7 to send the nomination to the Senate f…

The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terro…

Senate debate continues on H.R. 3590, the $848B plan to expand health insurance coverage. Senators will begin voting on amendments submitted by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Lisa …

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…

Witnesses examined the role of the Federal Government’s Auto Task Force in the restructuring of America’s automobile industry. This hearing is part of the Committee’s ongoing oversight of th…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of S.Con.Res.13, the Senate Budget Resolution, Fiscal Year 2010.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of S.Con.Res.13, the Senate Budget Resolution, Fiscal Year 2010.