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

The Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on a vote of 63 to 37.

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…

Witnesses testified about offshore oil and gas development including the Department of the Interior’s recent five year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving…

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.

The Senate convened to resume consideration of a a bill that would impose new regulations on the credit card industry (H.R. 627).

Senators continued debate on a bill that impose new regulations on the credit card industry, including placing limits on interest rate increases and prohibiting the marketing of cards to min…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Steven Chu testified about his nomination as secretary of the Department of Energy. Among the topics he addressed were shifting the focus of U.S. energy policy to climate change and renewabl…

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The second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on economic issues, providing help to working Americans, and Senator Barack Obama’s visi…

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators - known informally as the “Gang of 10” - unveiled a compromise energy proposal. The bipartisan plan aims to reduce gas prices, lessen our nation’s dep…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act. Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the Presiden…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the House message accompanying H.R.2642, the Supplemental Appropriations bill. The Senate upon reconsideration passed Bill H.R. 2419 Food …

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 3221, the housing bill.