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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.7005, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008. …

The Senate passed a new version of the bill authorizing federal intervention in financial markets. The revision to the $700 billion rescue plan includes raising FDIC limits from $100,000 per…

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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators - known informally as the “Gang of 10” - unveiled a compromise energy proposal. The bipartisan plan aims to reduce gas prices, lessen our nation’s dep…

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3001, the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate …

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on new regulations for energy futures trading. A different bill passed a test vote, 80-13, on home mortgage aid and foreclosure prevention. This bill incl…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3186, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program bill.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.2731, the Global AIDS legislation.

The Senate passed the revised Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), H. R. 6304, by a vote of 69 to 28. Senator Edward Kennedy was greeted upon his return to the floor after a medi…

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act.

The Senate convened and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3044, the Consumer-First Energy bill

Four mayors from around the country testified about the state of their cities' infrastructure, including their roads, bridges, transit systems, publicly-owned housing properties, and water t…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security bill.

This was the first of a series of hearings on China and was entitled "U.S.-China Relations in the Era of Globalization". The first panel consisted of Deputy Secretary of State John Negro…