By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 January 2006 The U.S. Senate hearings into the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court have concluded with testimony from witnesses. Some 30 witnesses te

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 June 2007 The U.S. Senate has again blocked a sweeping immigration reform bill, handing a key defeat to President Bush, who has made the issue a top domestic priority. The Senate action Thursday likely dooms the legisl

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The U.S. Senate voted 93 to one to extend import sanctions on Burma for another year, citing that country's suppression of human rights and political dissent. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Aun

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 June 2007 The U.S. Senate next week is expected to make another effort to pass a sweeping immigration reform bill. The measure was blocked by opposition Republicans earlier this month, and its fate remains unclear, as

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By Scott Stearns White House 28 January 2006 President Bush and Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito pose for photographs in front of the Oval Office (file photo) In his weekly radio address Saturday

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U.S. Senate Democrats have decided not to provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center until President Barack Obama's administration presents a detailed plan for what to do with the 240 detainees being held there. It is a setbac

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States. The largely party line 13 to 6 vote sends the nomination of Sotomayor, who would be the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Co

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As He Leaves The Senate, Harry Reid Says He's 'Hopeful' On Trump RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Later today, Senator Harry Reid will give his final speech on the Senate floor. He has served in Congress for 30 years and as the Senate Democratic leader for 12. H

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Well, just before 1:30 this morning, Senate Republicans completed the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Senate passed a budget resolution which sets the repeal process in motion. It happened after seven hou

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's that time on Capitol Hill when the incumbents who lost their elections start to pack up their offices. CLAIRE MCCASKILL: Well, we - we're packing, definitely. We've packed a lot. I mean, that's completely empty. So think of

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, D.C. 17 May 2006 watch Immigration report The U.S. Senate has rejected a proposal to secure the nation's borders before tackling other immigration issues, such as ensu

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 June 2008 A former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation says U.S. interrogators' use of coercive techniques against suspected terrorists has not produced reliable intelligence and may have helped recruit a n

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Democrats Change US Senate Rules on Obama Nominees CAPITOL HILL The Democratic-led U.S. Senate has voted to change the rules for confirming presidential nominees and strip the ability of minority Republicans to block them. The move is designed to red

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By Deborah Tate Washington 13 December 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has voted to hold White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former top aide, Karl Rove in contempt for refusing to cooperate in its probe of the Bush administration's f

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The U.S. Senate has passed an $838 billion economic stimulus bill, designed to create millions of new jobs and jolt the economy out of recession. President Barack Obama called the vote good news, but he cautioned there is more work to be done to tur

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Gates by a 92-2 vote to be the next secretary of defense, with opposition Democrats expressing hope he will steer a new course in the war in Iraq. When he takes the o

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By Scott Stearns White House 10 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush continues to meet with opposition Democrats who won control of Congress this week. Mr. Bush invited top Democrats in the Senate to coffee at the White House. ------ President B

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 June 2008 The Democratic-led U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has released a report that finds the Bush administration ignored disagreements about intelligence information in making its case for war in Iraq. Key Rep

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Hispanic organizations are applauding the Senate's vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama speaks about the Senate's confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomay

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Senate is expected today to pass a resolution demanding the U.S. end its support for Saudi Arabia's ongoing war in Yemen. The bipartisan effort is being viewed as a rebuke to Saudi Arabia and the Trump administration even tho

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