February 16, 2016 Senate committee mulling bill to treat PTSD with marijuana PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is mulling legislation that would allow post-traumatic stress disorder to be treated with medical marijuana.
December 29, 2015 Sen. John Cornyn: In 2015, new Senate majority delivered for the nation Under Republican leadership, the Senate has delivered on our promise to pass legislation to help American families, grow our economy, and keep us safe.
December 21, 2015 Dems try changing subject with jobless benefits, wage bills – but are they needed? Reeling from public dissatisfaction with ObamaCare, Senate Democrats hope to change the subject when they return in the new year, with a proposal to raise the minimum wage by 40 percent and another to extend long-term unemployment benefits for three months.
December 21, 2015 Obama facing Hill rebellion on Iran sanctions President Obama is facing a growing insurrection on Capitol Hill over Iran sanctions legislation, with one source telling ӣƵ the bill is attracting a "flood" of support and another lawmaker vowing to muscle through the legislation with a veto-proof majority if necessary.
December 21, 2015 Budget deal wins final approval in Senate The Senate on Wednesday approved a two-year budget deal, sending it to President Obama's desk and staving off the threat of a partial government shutdown.
December 21, 2015 Senate GOP fails in final bid to block military pension cuts in budget bill A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts to military retiree pensions failed late Tuesday, after Democrats blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill.
December 21, 2015 Senators introduce bill to crack down on 'lavish' portrait expenses Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said in a Thursday press release they are introducing a bill that would only allow $20,000 of taxpayer funds to be spent on each portrait, and would only cover paintings of lawmakers in the line of succession to the presidency.
December 21, 2015 5 Days Left: Congress races against deadlines as doc cuts, price spikes loom Payments to doctors, the price of milk, long-term jobless benefits and more are all on the line this week as lawmakers scramble to beat several end-of-year deadlines -- and all by Friday.
December 21, 2015 Senate approves defense bill, sends measure to Obama The Senate has approved a comprehensive defense bill that would crack down on sexual assault in the military.
December 21, 2015 Elie Wiesel urges tougher sanctions against Iran in full-page ads in WSJ, NYT Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is challenging the Obama administration’s strategy in Iran, pushing for stronger sanctions and demanding Tehran not be allowed to have any nuclear capabilities. “Sanctions have come at a terrible economic cost for the people of Iran,” he said. “But, unfortunately, sanctions are what have brought the Iranian regime to the negotiating table.”