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Senators voted on amendments to the farm bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act. The Senate rejected the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to procee…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the Farm bill.

The Senate agreed to the H.R.1429 Conference Report; Head Start for School Readiness Act.

Mr. Bernanke testified about the state of the U.S. economy and predicted that the economy would slow down during the first half of 2008. He also answered questions and talked about the impac…

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 resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3963, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization bill. Members also passed H.R.3963, the Support for Injured Ser…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.294, the Amtrak Reauthorization bill.

The Senate passed H.R. 3043 as amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.

Senator Brownback announced his withdrawal from the Republican presidential campaign. He made the withdrawal announcement at a press conference in Topeka, Kansas with members of his family.

Presidential candidates spoke during the first day of a three-day Values Voters Summit hosted by the Family Research Council. They talked about their campaign agendas and a variety of social…

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…

Several Republican presidential candidates spoke about their campaign, policy proposals, and various issues such as Iraq and Middle East policy. They each spoke and answered questions from t…

Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Dearborn, Michigan. Topics focused on economic issues such as employment, health care, Social Security, taxes, trade policy, an…

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation held a “Defending the American Dream Summit” in the Mayflower Hotel to promote the message of federal spending restraint. The speakers included severa…

A panel of experts and members of Congress talked about the problem of slavery around the world. They talked about the problem in raising awareness on the issue of contemporary slavery, the …

Senator Sam Brownback talked about the situation in Darfur and efforts to withdraw money from companies who do business there. He would be testifying later in the day at a Senate Banking, Ho…

Republican presidential candidates debated social issues, including health care, housing, Hurricane Katrina relief, the economy, and the environment. The debate was moderated by Tavis Smi…

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…