Senate Session
Senators gave speeches on the chamber floor about various topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,742 viewsSenators gave speeches on the chamber floor about various topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,742 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus lunch, Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters before final Senate debate on the Republican tax reform bill.
534 viewsThe Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,356 viewsSenator Sanders discussed the Republican tax plan on CBS’s Face the Nation.
35 viewsHouse and Senate conference committee members met to discuss reconciling the two Republican tax reform bills passed separately out of each chamber. Republicans praised the efforts of staffer…
7,654 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke briefly to reporters before the start of the House and Senate conference committee meeting on reconciling the two Republican tax reform bills passed separ…
265 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to be a judge in the St. Louis- based Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate and set up a final vote o…
View in Congressional Chronicle418 viewsMembers gave speeches on the Senate Republican tax reform bill and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
View in Congressional Chronicle4,219 viewsThe Senate passed the Republican tax reform bill, 51 - 49. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the measure, and no Democrats voted for it.
View in Congressional Chronicle40,456 viewsMembers considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle12,154 viewsSenators voted 52-48 in favor of a motion to proceed to consideration of the Republicans' tax reform bill for 20 hours. Members also debated a motion offered by Finance Committee Ranking Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,172 viewsThe Senate Budget Committee met to approve legislation to reform the tax code and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to expanded oil and gas drilling for consideration on the Se…
5,559 viewsSenators Collins (R-ME), Cotton (R-AR), and Sanders (I-VT), discussed tax reform on ABC’s “This Week,” CBS’s “Face the Nation,” and CNN’s “State of the Union.”
84 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered, amended, and passed legislation that would allow a portion of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) to be open to oil…
831 viewsFollowing remarks by the nation’s governors, a second panel of utility officials from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands spoke before the Senate Energy Committee to discuss their role in hur…
8,010 viewsThe Senate approved the nomination of Peter Robb to be general counsel pf the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of William Wehrum to…
View in Congressional Chronicle973 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), specifically the coastal plain section of the refuge. The first panel comprised Alaska…
2,408 viewsThe Senate voted 55-43 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to be U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,020 viewsIn a 51-49 vote, the Senate passed the Republican fiscal year 2018 budget resolution which clears the way for committees to work on tax legislation Senator Rand Paul (KY) was the only Republ…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,551 viewsThe Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution.
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