House approves anti-abortion bill 242-179
Cristina Marcos 01/22/15 01:27 PM EST
The bill would prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions.
Healthcare
Healthcare
December 24, 2014, 02:42 pm
Dem senator: End blood donation rules based on ‘outdated fears’
By Ramsey Cox
"Gay and bisexual men have been banned from giving blood simply because of whom they love," Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said.
December 23, 2014, 10:27 am
Dem senators: HHS needs to address heroin epidemic
By Ramsey Cox
“Too many Americans have been lost to opioid overdose,” the senators wrote.
December 22, 2014, 02:22 pm
Judiciary chairman calls for action to stop synthetic drug use
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Congress should do more to prevent the use of synthetic drugs.
December 19, 2014, 10:23 am
Senate Dem calls for oversight of Ebola investments in Africa
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) is visiting West Africa to see how U.S. troops are fighting an Ebola outbreak.
December 15, 2014, 07:11 pm
GOP senator blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) blocked the Senate from passing the the Clay Hunt SAV Act.
December 15, 2014, 11:17 am
Senators spar over surgeon general nomination
By Ramsey Cox
Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) disagreed about the pick.
December 12, 2014, 12:07 pm
Leading disability advocate leaves Senate
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who authored the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), bid farewell to the Senate.
December 11, 2014, 11:51 pm
Senate makes designer steroids a controlled substance
By Ramsey Cox
Use of the steroids have been linked to deaths.
December 05, 2014, 03:38 pm
Senate panel to hear from Liberian president
By Ramsey Cox
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will testify on the Ebola crisis.
