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Senators debated the possibility of raising the debt ceiling and the role of regulation in the economy.

Officials testified on implementing provisions of the 2010 financial regulatory law, the Dodd-Frank Act. The act regulates so-called “too big to fail” financial institutions and companies th…

MF Global executives testified about the bankruptcy of their financial firm, as well as claims a senior employee with the company told one of its auditors that CEO Jon Corzine knew about the…

Customers affected by the financial firm MF Global’s bankruptcy testified at a Senate hearing. Roger Hupfer, a grain elevator operator from Freeland Michigan said regulators clearly failed t…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified on the impact of the 2010 health care law. Among the topics she addressed were benefits to consumers and small businesses, lik…

Various panelists discussed economic opportunity in the United States at the 2011 Opportunity Nation Summit. Opportunity Nation is a group of businesses, schools, and nonprofits that promote…

The Senate Education Committee marked up a new version of the George W. Bush administration education law “No Child Left Behind,” intended to ensure students are college and career-ready by …

The Senate Education Committee marked up a new version of the George W. Bush administration education law “No Child Left Behind,” intended to ensure students are college and career-ready by …

Late in the session Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) moved that a post-cloture motion by Republicans was dilatory. The chair ruled against the motion and the ruling of the chair was appealed and …

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, economists, and others testified on the contributions of agriculture to the U.S. economy.

Ben Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.