Senate Session
The Senate approved Majority Leader Reid’s Managers Amendment with a vote of 60-39.
View in Congressional Chronicle593 viewsThe Senate approved Majority Leader Reid’s Managers Amendment with a vote of 60-39.
View in Congressional Chronicle593 viewsThe Senate continued debate on health care legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle563 viewsThe Senate health care bill faces its first challenge in a late-night procedural vote. Yesterday, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he’s prepared to vote for the bill after reaching a compromis…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,142 viewsSenate Republican leaders talked about the Manager’s Amendment to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
188 viewsA coalition of conservative groups holds a rally on Capitol Hill to express opposition to the health care legislation under consideration in the U.S. Senate. Speakers include Republican Sena…
326 viewsIn a rare Sunday session the Senate took a final vote on the $447 billion FY 2010 omnibus spending bill. After the vote, members continued to debate health care legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle201 viewsSenate proceeded with debate on amendments to health care legislation. Two amendments considered included a proposal from Senator Lincoln on limiting executive compensation for health insura…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,192 viewsThe 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.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsRepublican leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions about debate in the Senate on health care reform legislation and a key procedural vote scheduled for later in the day.
33 viewsThe Senate began debate on comprehensive health care reform legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,311 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the impact of the economic crisis on retirement benefit plans and what Congress can do to help employees with the…
357 viewsThe Senate approved a $121 billion Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration spending compromise bill for fiscal year 2010. Members also continued work on fiscal year 20…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,378 viewsThe Senate began with a period of morning business then resumed the Judge Sonia Sotomayor confirmation process.
View in Congressional Chronicle639 viewsA hearing was held on protecting patients from defective medical devices. Witnesses testified about the current state of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regulating medical devices,…
713 viewsU.S. Senator Mike Enzi, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a press conference with other Republican HELP members on the health care bil…
419 viewsCommittee members debated passage of health care reform legislation. They voted 13 to 10 to recommend the legislation to the Senate for final approval.
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