Senate Session
The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government beyond the March 8 deadline until the end of the fiscal year on Sept…
View in Congressional Chronicle987 viewsThe Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government beyond the March 8 deadline until the end of the fiscal year on Sept…
View in Congressional Chronicle987 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,316 viewsSenate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) held a news conference with Republican colleagues to discuss U.S. support for Israel.
243 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations, Orelia Merchant (Eastern New York) and Wesley Hsu (Central California), and voted in favor of limiting debate on LaShonda Hunt’s nom…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,154 viewsSenator Rick Scott (R-FL) and several other Republican senators held a news conference to express their support for House Republicans on negotiations over the debt limit.
582 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 …
645 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…
1,146 views“I have the votes, I will be elected. The only issue is whether we do it sooner or later.” These remarks came from Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during a press conference as he…
The Senate continued work on judicial nominations, including confirming Lara Montecalvo’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and voting to limit debate on Sarah Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,463 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters about a range of issues, including Senat…
391 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters and responded to questions on several is…
653 viewsThe Senate confirmed John Lee’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Lawmakers also voted to limit debate on Andre Mathis' judicial nomination to the U.S. Court o…
View in Congressional Chronicle361 viewsThe Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, and climate change. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break …
View in Congressional Chronicle14,718 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. Leader McConnell praised the operation …
639 viewsMajority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon.
149 viewsThe Senate continued work on legislation providing $54 billion in grants for U.S. semiconductor computer chip manufacturing to better compete with China. Member also worked on several judici…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,051 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. Leader McConnell responded to a questio…
788 viewsThe Senate confirmed Michael Barr’s nominations to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Federal Reserve vice chair for Supervision. They also voted to limit debate…
View in Congressional Chronicle783 viewsMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he hopes the Senate would be able to move forward and pass the bipartisan gun violence bill, stating, “I think it’s a significant step in the righ…
488 views“I am comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I will be supportive,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he a…
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