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About U.S. Senate
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the Constitution (which does not use the terms "upper" and "lower"). Full Article
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US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attend a mark u...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch...
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee members review documents during a hearing on healthcare reform on Capitol Hill in Washington October 1, 2009.
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Vice President Joe Biden, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. , D-Mass. , left, as Gail Kirk, center, looks on during Kirk's mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
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The US Senate Finance Committee holds an executive session on the revised healthcare reform bill on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in the closed meeting to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) walks with aides on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) looks on during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) talks to his National Security Adviser Jessica Lewis (R) prior to a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) talks to the media after the Senate's "Gang of Six" meeting on healthcare reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 15, 2009.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) talks to the media after the Senate's "Gang of Six" meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 15, 2009.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) talks to the media after the Senate's "Gang of Six" meeting on healthcare reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 15, 2009.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
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Last spring I entered the race for the United States Senate because I wanted to serve the people of Connecticut. Recently, the political landscape in Connecticut has changed
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I guess it's illegal to bet on the outcome of elections, but I'll just predict that John McCain will have another six years representing the people of the state of Arizona in the U.S. Senate after the next election
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Crist sought to revitalize his U.S. Senate campaign in a visit to the Broward Republican Party.
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Two of the leading candidates for the US Senate from Massachusetts vehemently defended Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island yesterday in his uncommonly public dispute with the Providence bishop, saying the Catholic Church is acting exclusionary
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California state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R) fired back at his U.S. Senate primary opponent Carly Fiorina (R) on Twitter today after she said she is the better candidate because she is a woman.
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And Harry Reid knows this, we need to stay in Washington starting Monday and do whatever it takes to get this bill past the Senate in December and to the president's desk prior to the State of the Union in January ... And that's absolutely our commitment.
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The American people overwhelmingly support a public option ... Democrats in the House and President Obama support a public option. And a majority of Democrats in the Senate support a public option.
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That's what happens with administrations. There have been appeals, you know, 'You need to do this for President Bush, because otherwise he'll look bad.' Well, in the long run, it's what's good for America, not some transitional fight that the president is having on a piece of legislation that really mat...
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Despite the partisan quagmire in Washington, we will work in coming weeks with our two U.S. senators to correct these and many other problems we see in the Senate bill ... Right now, it's simply bad medicine for our patients.
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The U.S. cannot negotiate at Copenhagen above the targets in domestic legislation without risking support for that legislation in the Senate ... If European demands continue above the U.S. domestic targets, they set up an impossible dynamic for the administration.
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Nevada needs to understand at this perilous time in our state's history, why would you ever think about getting rid of the majority leader of the U.S. Senate?
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It is a privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate at this crucial time for our country ... My top priority is making sure Pennsylvania’s interests are represented in the Congress and with the White House; whether it is getting our fair share from the appropriations process, throug...
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From protecting a woman's right to choose and standing up for issues of pressing concern to the LGBT community, to fighting for a robust public health insurance option and protecting our environment by working to reduce harmful emissions, Kirsten Gillibrand has been a great partner on many progressive c...
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When we met with Roland Burris in January, we made it clear that in order for him to be seated in the U.S. Senate he needed to appear before the Illinois General Assembly to testify openly, honestly and completely about the nature of his relationship with the former governor, his associates and the circ...
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House Minority Leader Boehner claimed Thursday that the Senate Democrats' health bill would make Americans who buy public insurance coverage pay a fee to help the plan cover abortion. The problem? The provision he's attacking won't dictate premium costs at all.
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I compliment Majority Leader for putting together a very credible proposal that will move this country very far toward meeting the health care needs of all Americans, and I hope that by the end of this year we are able to enact that legislation or pass it through the Senate and go to conference with the...
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It is harder for a poor man to enter the United States Senate than for a rich man to enter Heaven
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A yes vote says to America, 'I know this issue is important to your family and to our country, and the Senate should, at the very least, talk about it.'
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Imagine if instead of debating either of the historic G.I. Bills - legislation that has given so many brave Americans the chance to brave college - if this body had stood silent ... Imagine if instead of debating the bills that created Social Security or Medicare, the Senate’s voices had been stilled. I...
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For him to lecture the Senate on debt is really beyond the pale… To lecture us now on debt when not only the war but the other actions of the Bush administration drove this country into deep debt. He said ‘Anyone who votes for this will have a lot of explaining to do, if they vote to allow a debate to c...
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If she's truly serious, a better way to go is to pay some dues ... I'm sorry she quit as governor. That doesn't look good. But Sarah's young. She could run for the U.S. Senate from Alaska.
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I will adjust my U.S. Senate campaign based on the future resignation decision of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Republicans have obstructed the United States Senate's work for thirty-two weeks this year
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