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The Senate continued work on renewal of the PATRIOT Act, and a conference report on spending for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

Committee members continued to work on legislation that would curtail fiscal year 2006 mandatory spending and extend a series of tax cuts. They also considered various amendments and proposa…

The committee marked up a draft of the fiscal year 2006 Senate Spending Reconciliation that included $39 billion in spending cuts over a period of 5 years.

Committee members marked up budget reconciliation instructions to reduce the spending in H.Con.Res. 95. They also marked up the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005. Staff me…

The Senate resumes consideration of H.R. 2361, the fiscal year 2006 Interior Appropriations Bill.

Republican Senators Jim Bunning and Mike Crapo spoke to reporters about their recent trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They discussed the conditions, supplies, and treatment of the detention fac…

Witnesses testified about banking regulatory relief reform proposals, agency comments on legislation, FDIC-supported industry consensus items, multi-state bank branches, regulatory relief fo…

The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held a second regional field hearing on the list of possible closures and realignments of defense bases. Elected officials and commun…

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commissioners and other officials spoke to reporters after the second regional field hearing. In the hearing, commissioners heard testimony on the potent…

The Senate adjourned when an emergency evacuation was ordered.

Rep. Crapo talked about a book he had enjoyed reading recently.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on proposals to change Social Security including various plans that included some private accounts. This hearing was the first step for the commit…

Agriculture Department officials testified about the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also called mad cow disease, on trade in cattle and beef products in North America and …

Introduced by Senators Nelson and Hagel, Governor Johanns testified about his qualifications to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Topics included rewriting farming legi…

Some senators were shown being sworn in by Vice President Cheney. The mock swearing-in ceremony was held for family picture-taking.