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The committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Alan D. Bersin to be commissioner of customs and border protection, Department of Homeland Security. He was introduced by Sena…

The Senate moved forward with a bill that aims to help states avoid teacher layoffs and also helps with Medicaid payments. Members also continued debate on Elena Kagan’s nomination for assoc…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the effect on competition and consumers of a merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. Chairman Genachowski and Ms. Varney s…

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk testified on U.S.-China trade issues. Among the topics they addressed was the valuation of the yuan and China’s promi…

Julius Genachowski testified on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) national broadband plan, released by the commission on March 17, 2010. Since the release of the plan, a court deci…

The Senate voted to extend jobless benefits.

Accountants and economists testified about allowing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to expire and the potential impact on individual and corporate tax rates. Among the issues addressed were the s…

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other department officials testified on issues related to the Interior Department’s May 27, 2010, report: “Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development…

Witnesses spoke about the oil spill cleanup and restoration effort in the Gulf of Mexico. They also focused on new technology to clean up the oil and ways in which the government both review…

The Senate continued work on extension of tax breaks and unemployment benefits. Lawmakers also failed to move forward on Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) measure that would have limited EPA a…

Officials and business leaders testified about ongoing federal efforts to spur broadband deployment to small businesses and to include small businesses broadband providers in the process. Th…

Donald Berwick testified on implementation of the health care law and patient protection provisions for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. This was Mr. Berwick’s first appearance before lawma…

The Senate continued work on a financial regulatory reform bill.