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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…

Oil company executives talked about fuel and gasoline pricing, the state of petroleum supplies and infrastructure in the U.S., and the recent impact of Gulf Coast hurricanes on the industry.…

The Senate convened and proceeded to a vote on the conference report to H.R. 2744, the Agriculture Appropriations, FY2006 bill. The Senate agreed to H.R. 2744 Conference Report; Agriculture,…

The Senate resumed consideration of S.1932, the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation bill.

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…

Witnesses testified about the plight of elderly citizens, some of whom were in nursing homes, during the two recent hurricanes. Mr. Bea explained the laws relating to declaring emergencies a…

Chairman Majoras testified for the Federal Trade Commission about serious problems that spyware is causing consumers and the steps the FTC is taking. Topics included unfair competition, dece…

The Senate convenes and proceeds to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to be Chief Justice of the United States.

A hearing was held on two steroids legislations, the Clean Sports Act as well as the Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act. Witnesses in two panels discussed measures that wou…

Witnesses testified about the short- and long-term rise in domestic energy prices and whether price gouging is occurring in consumer gasoline or whether the market is controlling prices in r…

The Senate convenes and begins a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumes consideration of H.R. 2862, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing chaired by Senator Domenici about global oil demand and gasoline prices. The purpose of the hearing was to learn more about H…

The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on the victimization of the elderly through various scams. The first public release of a Federal Trade Commission study requested by Chairma…

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

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on U.S.-China economic relations. The first panel focused on proposed legislation by Senator Collins (R-ME) and Senator Bayh (D-IN) that would ext…

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…

Witnesses testified about recent breaches in security in databases containing sensitive personal and financial information and the problem of identity theft in the U.S. Among the topics they…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy bill.

The Senate concluded consideration of the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be United States Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit, voting 56 to 43 in favor of confirmation. Senators then be…

Representative Castle and a bipartisan group of Senators spoke to reporters about genetic research. They discussed the benefits of embryonic stem cell research and the White House threat to …