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Witnesses from consumer advocate groups, the loan industry, and family members testified about the growth of reverse mortgages and the need to strengthen consumer protections against predato…

In a roll call committee members voted 11 to 8 to send the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey for attorney general to the full Senate. Two Democrats joined all nine Republicans for the vote…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations b…

Judge Mukasey testified about his nomination to replace Alberto Gonzales as the U.S. attorney general. Among the topics he addressed were legal issues surrounding investigations into terrori…

The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the proposed $150 billion emergency supplemental appropriations for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and for rebuilding Baghdad. The commit…

The Senate Judiciary Committee met to mark up pending legislation and vote on pending nominations. Topics included school safety, law enforcement, voter fraud, and communication between the …

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the House message on S. 1, the Ethics Reform bill. The Senate passes H.R.976 as amended; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007.

Attorney General Gonzales testified about his administration of the Justice Department at an oversight hearing on the Department of Justice. Topics included the dismissal of U.S. attorneys, …

In an informal hearing, witnesses testified about stopping abuse of the elderly by long-term care workers. Topics included the need for, and the benefits of, S. 1577, the Patient Safety and …

Sara M. Taylor, former deputy assistant to the president and White House director of political affairs, testified about the dismissal of several U.S. attorneys and knowledge of the decisions…

Health and pharmaceutical experts testified about the financial relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians. Topics included marketing expensive new drugs to doctors, gif…

The Senate worked on energy legislation.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy Bill.

Witnesses testify about the rising crime rate in the U.S. and the federal role in community-based prevention and response. They also talked about levels of federal funding for crime preventi…

A hearing is held on the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Defense. Among the topics they addressed were budget requests for health care programs, equipment procurement,…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 1082 , the F.D.A. Authorization bill. The Senate agreed to a motion to in…

Director Mueller testified about FBI operations and fiscal year 2008 budget requests by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He also talked about counterterrorism, intelligence collection an…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate began consideration of S. 761 , the America Competes Act.

Secretary Gonzales testified at an oversight hearing of Justice Department operations in which he was repeatedly questioned about his role in the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys, his manag…

Witnesses testified about regulatory mechanisms governing the pet food industry in light of a recent recall of contaminated pet food. Topics included Food and Drug Administration reaction to…