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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"). Each U.S state is represented by two senators,... Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) walk through the U.S. Capitol Building, on February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to extend the payroll tax cut and...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) walks back to his office followed by reporters after the Senate passed the payroll tax cut extension February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan bill will extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment...
View Photo »Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. , one of the bi-partisan House and Senate conferees, returns to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, after the final vote in the Senate on the payroll-tax cut and jobless-benefits extension package.
View Photo »A Capitol Police officer and K-9 patrol outside the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, after talking about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations.
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin listens during a news conference about a compromise deal on the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Feb. , 16, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , is seen during a news conference to talk about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations, Thursday, Feb. , 16, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, to talk about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations. From left are, Reid are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , Reid, Sen. Charles Schumer,...
View Photo »Members of the bi-partisan House and Senate conferees on the payroll tax cut extension sign the compromise agreement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. From left are Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. , Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-NC, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. , Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. ,...
View Photo »Members of the bi-partisan House and Senate conferees on the payroll tax cut extension sign the compromise agreement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. From right are, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. , Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-NY, and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.
View Photo »Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich. , a member of the House-Senate conference committee negotiating the extension of the payroll tax break, right, walks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The bi-partisan conferees worked late...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd R), Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (2nd L), and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) pose for photographers prior to a meeting February 15, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , right, accompanied by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and, hidden, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , before a breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,...
View Photo »Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping meets with Senate Majority Harry Reid of Nev. , right as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. passes at center, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) seats Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) prior to a meeting February 15, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Xi was hosted by both Senate and House leaders on the Hill as he continued his visit...
View Photo »Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping poses with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 14: Victoria Luginbill (L) and Thomas Luginbill of Washington walk down an aisle after renewing their wedding vows in a courtroom that was the site of the Las Vegas Kefauver Committee hearing at the grand opening of The Mob Museum February 14, 2012 in Las...
View Photo »Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , accompanied by by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , left, and other GOP Senate leaders criticize President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget plan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, following...
View Photo »Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, following the Republicans' weekly strategy session.
View Photo »Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. , and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , meets reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, to criticize President Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget plan.
View Photo »Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , right, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, take part in news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, following the Republicans' weekly strategy session.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , talks to reporters about the impasse among the payroll tax conferees, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. walks to a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 13: Members of the media tour a courtroom that was the site of the Las Vegas Kefauver Committee hearing at The Mob Museum February 13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kefauver Committee hearings were a series of U.S. Senate Special Committee hearings in 1950-51...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) walk through the U.S. Capitol Building, on February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to extend the payroll tax cut and...
View Photo »In the United States, the Senate passed a resolution, by a majority of 100-to-one, to impose these sanctions, and in the US administration there is hesitation for fear of oil prices rising this year, out of election-year considerations ... In that regard, this is certainly a disappointment, for now.
After an emotional first meeting with Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that more steps towards reform probably will ease U.S. and Western sanctions against that Southeast Asian nation
You seem to be counting on the death penalty ... to transmogrify into the beneficent goose that will lay for you the golden egg of a seat in the U.S. Senate
I am committed to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to send a bipartisan bill to the White House that protects free speech, the Internet and America's intellectual property
People realize making Obama a one-term president is only half of the equation. We must win back the United States Senate not just with a Republican majority, but with a conservative majority ... Bill Nelson has supported the Obama administration 98 percent of the time.
I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country; I have since the time that my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a U.S. Senate candidate ... I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, that we should sustain and support it.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) denounced the appointment as ‘the latest abuse of power by the Bush administration,’ adding that Bolton would arrive at the UN ‘with a cloud hanging over his head’ because he could not win confirmation.
The Senate did a wonderful job making sure they comply with keeping African-American seats and Hispanic seats intact
We hope that the Senate will cancel its scheduled vote on PIPA so that we can get back to working with members on how to address the concerns raised by the MPAA [Motion Picture Association of America] and others without threatening our nation's security or future innovation and jobs.
Michelle Obama will run for the United States Senate in 2016 and she will be thereby mimicking, if that’s not the right word [then] duplicating the career of Hillary Clinton
He is a 25 year old rich man, born on June 12, 1981. Regarding his education level he is earning a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, then he is earning a Certificate in Real Estate, in Mortgage Brokerage and finally he has a MBA Degree. He is also a Federal Lobbyist, officially recognized and registered b...
After I left the United States Senate, I wrote and lectured around the country about Iran
I’ve been elected to the U.S. Senate seven times, I’ve been vice president, and I’ve never met anyone, not a man or woman or anybody, mom or dad, who didn’t want their kid to go to college, or at least have a shot to go to college
The U.S. Senate is also in favour, but the U.S. government is hesitating, fearing higher oil prices in an election year ... It’s disappointing.
The (U.S.) Senate passed a resolution, by a majority of 100-to-one, to impose these sanctions, and in the U.S. administration there is hesitation for fear of oil prices rising this year, out of election-year considerations
The Board has lost its quorum due to the expiration of Member Becker’s term and the President’s failure to appoint new Board members with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.
The US Senate is also in favour, but the US government is hesitating, fearing higher oil prices in an election year ... It's disappointing.
Over the last three years, President Obama has been trampling on (our) rights, and as a life-long businessman, as someone who loves our country ... that's unacceptable ... That's why I am running for the U.S. Senate, to take my unique background and proven conservative experience — having balanced budge...
The idea is to bring some lightheartedness to the Senate at what can be a particularly tense time in Washington
I am proud to announce my Miami-Dade County Victory Team ... South Florida is a pivotal component in Republican politics and my Miami-Dade Victory Team will play an important roll in defeating Bill Nelson, taking back the US Senate in 2012, and getting our country back on track.
I'm running for United States Senate because America's in deep trouble ... I'll focus on job creation, so we can get families back to work.
As we look forward to a vigorous political agenda for 2012, including a Presidential primary, a US Senate race, and newly drawn line for Congressional and legislative districts, this leadership team, along with our tremendous staff in Albany and New York City, ensures that our State Party is fully prepa...
Redistricting proposal by Florida's GOP-run Senate doesn't look good for U.S. Rep. West
America’s job creators… are critical to the effort to rebuild our economy and create the jobs necessary to put our unemployed back to work. Unfortunately, the Senate is expected to take up yet another bill that, if enacted, would seriously impair our ability to accomplish that goal.
