U.S. Senate

US Senate Considers New Bailout Bill Vote

admin_huliq — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:48:20 -0500

The U.S. Senate has scheduled a new bailout bill vote for Wednesday night on a new version of the $700 billion financial rescue plan. New measures in the bill are designed to win the support of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, who rejected the previous version. VOA's Gabe Joselow reports from Washington.

Senate Panel Approves India, USA Nuclear Deal

admin_huliq — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:31:25 -0500

Advancing the hope for an early Indo-US nuclear accord, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to approve the Bill by 19 to 2, sending it to the full Senate (rpt) Senate.

Tests Show Sen. Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

admin_huliq — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:10 -0500

Tests after Senator Edward Kennedy's seizure this past Saturday revealed that the Senator has a Malignant form of Brain Tumor.

US Senate Advances Own Version of Economic Stimulus Plan

seher — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:21:23 -0600

The U.S. Senate will hold debates on two competing versions of an economic stimulus plan Thursday.

US Senate rejects anti-war bill

admin_huliq — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:42:33 -0500

President George W Bush's administration has beat off the latest bid by Democrats to derail its Iraq strategy, as the Senate blocked a bid to limit numbers of troops ready for deployment.

Sen. Larry Craig (R) Arrested for Lewd Conduct

admin_huliq — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:02 -0500

Roll Call today broke a story that Senator Larry Craig, a veteran republican senator from Idaho was arrested in in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom.

US Senate approves national security package

admin_huliq — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:51:07 -0500

The Senate approved a package of security measures recommended by the 9/11 Commission, shifting more federal money to high-risk states and cities and requiring more stringent screening of air and sea cargo.

US Senate Debates Iraq Spending Bill With Withdrawal Timeline

Dinka — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:11:19 -0500

The U.S. Senate has been debating a military funding bill that would require President Bush to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in October. The measure is expected to pass Thursday in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Senate Lift s Ban on Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research

admin_huliq — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:18:53 -0500

The U.S. Senate - in defiance of a presidential veto threat - has voted 63 to 34 to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

U.S. Senate Vote Increases Pressure For Iraq Withdrawal

Dinka — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:11:11 -0500

The U.S. Senate has voted to support withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by next March. The vote was close, 50 to 48, and mostly along party lines in the Senate, now just barely controlled by the opposition Democrats.

Showdown on Iraq Resolution Shifts to US Senate

Dinka — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:51:59 -0600

US Senator in Critical Condition After Surgery, Could Shift Power Balance

Dinka — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:10:44 -0600