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East Palestine mother to Senate: ‘My seven-year-old has asked me if he is going to die’

Wednesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents are still grappling with the aftershock of last month's train derailment, with one mother offering compelling testimony about how the incident traumatized her young child.The night of the incident, a "huge fireball" was visible from East Palestine resident... Read More.

Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds

Wednesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Patients and medical providers who rely on pharmaceutical medications to treat everything from asthma to ADHD to cancer may have had a harder time finding those medications last year than in years past, a new Senate report released Wednesday finds.The report, issued... Read More.

Decades later, Senate on track to repeal authorizations for Iraq wars

Thursday, March 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Thursday, in a procedural move, cleared the way for a final vote on repealing decades-old war powers measures that authorized two wars with Iraq -- first under former President George H. W. Bush in the Gulf War, and then... Read More.

Senate Democrats propose first responders’ aid fund for train derailments

Thursday, March 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats in Congress are proposing additional aid for local first responders amid the ongoing conversation concerning rail safety in the wake of the February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.In the time since the Feb. 3 derailment, lawmakers in Washington have focused... Read More.

Meet the former dancer-turned-politician running for Virginia Senate

Friday, March 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Virginia state Senate candidate Monica Gary is open about her past. National outlets have already picked up her story because of her background as a former dancer at strip clubs.But Gary says her backstory also includes growing up in poverty in Stafford... Read More.

Michigan House and Senate pass bill repealing 1931 abortion ban

Thursday, March 9 by ABC News

(LANSING, Mich.) -- The Michigan legislature has voted to repeal a nearly century-old law criminalizing abortion.The Michigan Senate passed HB 4006 on Wednesday, which revokes the 1931 ban on abortion, less than a week after it passed the state House on March 2.The bill,... Read More.

Senate to hold first hearing probing train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Thursday, March 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will face a Senate panel on Thursday as Washington lawmakers hold their first hearing on railroad safety about a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio."I am deeply sorry for the impact... Read More.

Senate overwhelmingly votes to block changes to DC criminal code as activists protest

Wednesday, March 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Senate on Wednesday voted by a lopsided margin to halt much debated changes to Washington, D.C.'s, century-old criminal code, a move supported by President Joe Biden but criticized by some local activists.The Senate voted 81-14, with Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock... Read More.

Senate will still vote on stopping DC criminal code changes after councilman tried to withdraw bill

Monday, March 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate intends to move forward with a vote this week to revoke much-debated changes to Washington, D.C.'s criminal code even as the city council's chairman sought Monday to withdraw the original legislation so that it could be revised and resubmitted.The latest... Read More.

Key takeaways from Garland’s testimony before Senate panel

Wednesday, March 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time since his appointment of two special counsels to oversee investigations into both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for an annual oversight hearing.The attorney general... Read More.

Norfolk Southern CEO to testify before Senate next week and ‘share what he knows’ about derailment

Wednesday, March 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The CEO of Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible for the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, has agreed to appear before a Senate committee next week.Alan Shaw will appear before the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee during a March 9 hearing.In a... Read More.

Senate panel expected to grill Garland on Trump, Biden special counsels, other hot-button DOJ topics

Wednesday, March 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time since his appointment of two special counsels to oversee investigations into both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for an annual... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: senate

East Palestine mother to Senate: ‘My seven-year-old has asked me if he is going to die’

Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds

Decades later, Senate on track to repeal authorizations for Iraq wars

Senate Democrats propose first responders’ aid fund for train derailments

Meet the former dancer-turned-politician running for Virginia Senate

Michigan House and Senate pass bill repealing 1931 abortion ban

Senate to hold first hearing probing train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Senate overwhelmingly votes to block changes to DC criminal code as activists protest

Senate will still vote on stopping DC criminal code changes after councilman tried to withdraw bill

Key takeaways from Garland’s testimony before Senate panel

Senate panel expected to grill Garland on Trump, Biden special counsels, other hot-button DOJ topics

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