WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers must spell out to Congress how it would spend any bailout funds they are awarded, Democratic leaders said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Democrats say they have dropped plans for a full-scale economic stimulus bill to be introduced in next week's lame-duck session of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Opponents of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository said they're hopeful President-elect Barack Obama will put an end to the project.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., say the auto industry should get help under the U.S. economic rescue plan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is moving to ease 90-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., out of a top Senate leadership position, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Congressional leaders predicted agreement by the end of the weekend after staffers worked into the small hours Saturday on a $700 billion bailout bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Congress will stay in session "as long as it takes" to hammer out a bailout for U.S. financial markets, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush expressed optimism Friday that "Republicans and Democrats would come together" and pass a Wall Street bailout plan.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday the chance of Congress finishing its work by this weekend is slim.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., Monday joined the list of congressional Republicans who oppose the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street investment firms.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Democrats are split on a plan by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., aimed at protecting them in the face of controversial oil drilling proposals.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. Senate leaders fell short Monday in a bid to outmaneuver Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who used a parliamentary device to hold up dozens of bills.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Congress likely will not pass any spending bills until after President George Bush is out of office, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S House and Senate will adjourn Sept. 26, giving Congress about six to eight weeks to finish an agenda Democrats say is being held up by Republicans.
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Republicans have made a pitch to the majority Democrats for a compromise on a tax-relief package, The Hill reported Thursday.
