Senate

They’re Back – Congress returns from its spring recess this week. The Senate is back in session today and the first order of business is a cloture...

The Hill reports that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has promised to block all future spending bills that are not fully “paid for.” He currently is leading...

Health Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...

The Senate passed the reconciliation bill on health care bill reform (that includes student loan provisions) this afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43...

Signaling bipartisan support for much-needed spending restraint, more than 100 members of the House and Senate are sponsoring legislation that would...

The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited...

For the United States Senate, which likes to be referred to as the "Upper Chamber," the term "vote-a-rama" does not sound too dignified. But the term...

Health Care Reform Moves Toward Showdown – The House Budget Committee today voted to push health care legislation forward. It now moves to the House...

Legislation from Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to establish discretionary spending caps may get a third vote this week in...

The Senate has just approved, by a 62-36 vote, HR 4213, which extends unemployment compensation and COBRA benefits for the unemployed, along with many...

UPDATE: The Coburn amendment was agreed to on a 100-0 vote. The Senate today will consider a proposal from Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to post...

In last week's backgrounder blog post on budget reconciliation, we said that the process has been used 22 times in the past, with the President having...