Republicans have wasted 8 weeks of hard-working Americans' time blocking critical jobs legislation. They asked Democrats to shrink the bill -- that was done....
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's first confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee will take place on Monday, June 28 at 12:30pm ET. Several members of the committee and leadershi...
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, frustrated with his Republican colleagues' attempts to block an extension of emergency unemployment benefits, took to the floor l...
Republicans have blocked Senate Democrats' efforts to pass legislation that would protect public- and private-sector jobs from cuts. Senators Cardin, Casey a...
Senator Robert Menendez today attempted to pass his legislation removing all limits on oil company liability. The Senator asked unanimous consent from his co...
Last week, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, along with nine of her colleagues, introduced legislation to grant subpoena power to the bipartisan National Commission on...
Senators Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden and Mark Begich today called on oil giant BP to abandon its reported plans to set aside billions to pay a shareholder until...
Senator Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) held a press conference with family members of victims...
"Beginning today, as a result of health care reform seniors who hits the donut hole will find a $250 check in their mailboxes to help them afford their presc...
Today the Senate considers a vote today on a GOP plan to stop EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. Senator Bernie Sanders, rose in opposition to this legisl...
51 days into the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast, the damage to the economic and environmental landscape of the area is still just beginning to become clear. ...
This week Senate Democrats are focused on passing legislation that will provide more than $18 billion in tax relief for businesses. "I think it's terrible th...
Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a tax bill Tuesday that would raise the per-barrel tax on oil from 8 cents to 41 cents to help pay for an oil spill clean-...
Following questions from the media about the status of clean energy legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid described the necessary next steps, includ...
As Senate Democrats consider legislation this week that will close outsourcing loopholes and create jobs, some of the same Republicans who voted to pass tax ...
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on all Americans not to forget the 11 men who were killed at the site of the BP oil spill. "11 people are...
One day after BP attempted to block the oil leak, Senate Democrats held a press conference today to discuss the economic effects of the BP oil spill and the ...
