Senators vow quick action on Walter Reed
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Lawmakers promised a quick response and sought an independent commission as they expressed outrage Sunday over the poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Senate&#39;s top two Republicans expressed support for Donald Rumsfeld yesterday as the defense secretary&#39;s allies sought to outflank increasingly vocal GOP critics in and outside Congress.
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Senior commanders of the Army offered profuse apologies yesterday for the poor treatment accorded many soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but lawmakers expressed skepticism that the generals had been unaware of the problems until they were spotlighted by the media two weeks ago.
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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he would push ahead next week with legislation that would set up a &#36;140 billion trust fund to compensative people sickened by exposed to asbestos.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon as the Iraq war grinds on, goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for what is expected to be quick hearing before likely Senate confirmation later this week.
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he Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Two senators made an aggressive last-ditch push today for a legislative proposal that would force a change in President Bushâs war strategy.
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The White House and congressional leaders called yesterday for swift investigation and repair of the problems plaguing outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as veterans groups and members of Congress in both parties expressed outrage over substandard housing and the slow, dysfunctional...
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When Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) saw reporters approaching him last week, he took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation plan expected to come before the Senate today.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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Senate Democrats are hoping to force at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.
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Two senators are urging the Pentagon to investigate a Marine Corps report that bureaucrats refused an urgent request from battlefield commanders in 2005 for blast-resistant vehicles. "We need an official investigation to figure out why this happened and to make sure it never happens again," said Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., D-Del.
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A vote on the Democratic-sponsored  Iraq resolution expected to hit the Senate floor next week will mark the first time Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has embraced a legislative deadline for withdrawing from the war-torn nation, a step she has consistently resisted to this point.
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Senators called on Friday for   passage of long-delayed port security legislation that includes   steps to intercept nuclear material, as the fifth anniversary   of the September 11 attacks nears.
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Senators are debating whether to pass a resolution opposing President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. Democrats want a simple vote on the measure, passed yesterday by the House. But it is not clear if they will have the 60 votes necessary to move ahead.