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The Senate blocked by a vote of 55-43 S. 1845, a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits that expired at the end of 2013. Members confirmed 96-0 the nomination of Senator Max Baucus (…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Senator Max Baucus D-MT) to become ambassador to China. Topics included trade equality and China-Japan tensions. Se…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, the National Defense Authorization Act.

John Koskinen testified at his nomination hearing to be the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. He promised to restore public trust in the IRS and fully cooperate with Congres…

John Koskinen testified at the confirmation hearing of his nomination to be the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Opening statements were heard. The proceeding recessed f…

The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia. The session contin…

State officials, representatives from transportation industry groups, and members of national commissions testified on the status of transportation infrastructure needs in the United States …

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius updated the committee on the status of fixing the ongoing difficulties with the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov insurance exchanges. She said many improvemen…

Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be a principal deputy undersecretary of Defense and …

The Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.26, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the president’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on raising the debt limit. In his remarks he warned the committee that failing to raise the debt ceiling could cause havoc in financial markets, which r…

*At a TBD, the Senate will consider the following judicial nominations under a unanimous consent agreement that allows for up to 30 mins of debate, equally divided and controlled by Sens. Le…

Health care advocates and House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about the shutdown of the federal government.

The Senate continued consideration of H. J.Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution. The filing deadline for germane first-degree amendments to the joint resolution was 1 p.m.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S. 1243, the Transportation-HUD spending bill for fiscal year 2014. The Senate confirmed the nomi…

The Senate convened and thereafter resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1243, the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp (R-MI) talked with David Rubenstein about their efforts to reform the tax code. Representa…

The Senate passed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, S. 744, on a vote of 68 to 32.