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Monday - April 24, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate returned from spring break and was in session again today.

Thursday - March 9, 2006 - WASHINGTON -The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. for a period of morning business. Lobby Reform Legislation is expected to be considered during today's session and Roll Call Votes are possible.

Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and proceeded to a period of morning business for up to 30 minutes. The Senate then resumed consideration of S. 2349, the Lobbying Reform bill.

Monday - March 6, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate convened at 1:00 pm for a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. First degree amendments to S. 2320, the LIHEAP bill, were to be filed at the desk no later than 2:00 pm. At 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceeded to votes on the confirmation of several district court judges.

Thursday - March 2, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and resume consideration of a conference report to S. 2271, the Patriot Act Amendments Bill. Overwhelming Senate support for the two-bill package Wednesday virtually assured that Congress will renew the act before it expires March 10.

Wednesday - March 1, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and resumed consideration of S. 2271, the Patriot Act Amendments Bill. A vote on the final passage of S. 2271 wasl to occur at 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., the Prime Minister of Italy, the Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress from the Hall of the House of Representatives. Berlusconi's address to Congress came after his meeting Tuesday with President Bush.

Friday - February 17, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. at which time Senator Salazar was recognized to deliver George Washington's Farewell Address. Following the Address, the Senate began a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Thursday - February 16, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb 16, 2006, to begin a period of morning business, and thereafter, resume debate on the motion to proceed to S. 2271, the USA PATRIOT Act amendments.

Tuesday - February 14, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate convenes at 9:45 a.m. and resumes consideration of H.R.4297, the Tax Relief bill.

Monday - February 13, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate convenes at noon, and will proceed to consideration of H.R.4297, the Tax Relief Act of 2005.

Friday - February 10, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The Senate resumed consideration of S. 852, the Asbestos bill, however there were no roll call votes during today's session.

Tuesday - February 7, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld testified Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Critics including panel Chairman John Warner, R-Va, mark a continuation of bipartisan criticism the administration has received in recent months from members of Congress over its Iraq policies.

Wednesday - February 1, 2006 - WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday sent President Bush a major bill cutting benefit programs like Medicaid and student loan subsidies.

Tuesday - January 31, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito took his place on the Supreme Court Tuesday after winning confirmation with a 58-42 Senate vote largely along party lines. Republican and Democratic senators on a 72-25 vote had agreed to end their debate on Monday, setting up a Tuesday morning vote on Alito's confirmation to replace retiring moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Alito had won commitments from a majority of Senators last week. On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, Alito won a 10-8 party-line approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, with five Republicans announcing that they would vote for his confirmation in the full Senate. The commitments pushed Alito over 50 votes in the 100-member chamber.

Thursday - January 19, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Several Democrats made their votes public today on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, including Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. Senator Leahy and two other committee Democrats — Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, both of Wisconsin — voted for Chief Justice John Roberts' confirmation, but Leahy will oppose Alito. Others plan to wait to reveal their votes after the Senate Judiciary Committee votes next Tuesday on Alito's nomination. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska announced Tuesday he will support Alito, and was so far the first and only Democrat to do so.

Tuesday - January 3, 2006 - After a short session beginning at 12:00 p.m. and ending at 12:05 p.m., the House dispensed with organizational and legislative business.

Monday - January 2, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts in his year-end report urged that Congress consider an increase in judicial pay this year for federal judges. The request is calculated to help keep good judges on the federal bench as well as to help in recruiting new ones. Former Chief Justice Renquist said he was "beating a dead horse" after making the same request to Congress on many occasions over the years.

Tuesday - December 20, 2005 - WASHINGTON - A Senate vote on a deficit-reduction bill looks to be so tight that Vice President Dick Cheney will be rushing home from an overseas diplomatic mission to be the tiebreaker for saving one of the Bush administration's top priorities. The vote is expected on Wednesday.

Tuesday - July 26, 2005 - WASHINGTON - The Senate approved a bill Tuesday to raise the homeland security secretary from last to eighth place in the presidential line of succession, just after the attorney general.

Friday - July 8, 2005 - WASHINGTON - Just weeks before London's bus and subway bombings yesterday, a Senate committee had voted to slash spending on mass transit security in the United States. It is expected the decision will now be reversed when Congress returns next week. At a minimum, the Senate will restore the $50 million cut, a top budget aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn) said Friday.

Tuesday - June 28, 2005 - WASHINGTON - The Senate passed HR 6, an Energy bill (Energy Policy Act of 2005), and was immediately applauded by President Bush. Monday - June 6, 2005 - WASHINGTON - After months of delay, the Senate will consider as many as four of President Bush's nominations to the U.S. Appeals Court in the coming weeks, including California judge Janice Rogers Brown and former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor.

Thursday - May 26, 2005 - WASHINGTON - The Senate put off a vote to confirm John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The move was a yield to Democrats' demands that the Bush administration hand over more information on Bolton's use of intelligence material.

Wednesday - May 25, 2005 - WASHINGTON - Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen won Senate confirmation as a federal appeals judge Wednesday after a ferocious four-year battle, a personal triumph that also marked a victory for President Bush in his drive to install conservatives on the nation's highest courts.

Monday - May 23, 2005 - In a compromise, Senators avoided conflict over filibusters. Senate Republicans set the stage Friday for a showdown Tuesday over the use of filibusters in blocking judicial nominees. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (Nevada) said Thursday that President Bush and Republican senators are trying to "rewrite the Constitution and reinvent reality" in an effort to confirm judicial nominees. Republicans had threatened to eliminate the Democrats' ability to use filibusters to block President Bush's judicial picks. Primer: Judicial Nominees and the Senate Filibuster - NPR.