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12/01/2008 Hearing Schedule for Week of December 1

11/19/2008 Statement of Chairman Robert C Byrd In Support Of Reid Byrd Economic Stimulus Package

11/18/2008 Text of Reid Byrd Economic Recovery Package

11/18/2008 Reid Byrd Economic Recovery Package Explanatory Statement

11/17/2008 Reid and Byrd Unveil Economic Recovery Package That Creates More Than 635 Thousand Jobs

09/26/2008 Legislative Text of Economic Recovery Package S3604

09/26/2008 Economic Recovery Act Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items

09/26/2008 Byrd Statement In Support Of Economic Recovery And Stimulus Package

09/24/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Milcon VA Appropriations

09/24/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations

09/24/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Defense Appropriations

09/24/2008 Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

09/24/2008 FY2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster, Continuing Resolution Disclosures of Congressionally Directed Spending Items

09/24/2008 Continuing Resolution Highlights

09/19/2008 Senate Appropriations Schedule for the Week of September 22

09/10/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Defense Appropriatiions(Subcommittee Mark)

08/08/2008 Schedule for the Week of September 8

07/31/2008 Byrd Comments on Second Stimulus Supplemental, Releases Details of Legislation

07/28/2008 UPDATE Hearing Schedule for the Week of July 28

07/24/2008 Text of FY 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Bill

07/24/2008 Text of FY 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Report

07/23/2008 Text of FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Report

07/23/2008 Text of FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

07/23/2008 FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Bill and Report Now Available Online

07/22/2008 UPDATED Hearing Schedule for the Week of July 21 2008

07/22/2008 Byrd to Focus on Collars and Dollars in this Wednesday's Hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan

07/21/2008 FY 2009 State, Foreign Operations Report

07/17/2008 Summary of FY 2009 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations

07/17/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Miltary Constructions and Veterans Affairs Appropriations

07/17/2008 Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Information Now Available Online

07/17/2008 Fiscal Year 2009 Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Funding Legislation

07/14/2008 UPDATED Hearing Schedule for the Week of July 14 2008

07/10/2008 Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Committee Mark

07/10/2008 Byrd Opening Statement Committee Markup

07/09/2008 Senate Transportation HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Clears Fiscal 2009 Legislation

07/08/2008 Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Bill Summary

06/26/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Education Related Agencies Committee Mark

06/26/2008 Chairman Byrd on Senate Passage of Domestic Emergency Supplemental Funding

06/25/2008 FY 2008 Supplemental Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items as Defined in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate

06/20/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Commerce Justice Science Related Agencies Legislation Committee Mark

06/20/2008 Committee Approves FY 2009 302b Allocations

06/20/2008 302b Allocations FY2009

06/19/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Homeland Security Legislation Committee Mark

06/19/2008 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement at June 19 Full Committee Markup

06/18/2008 Summary of FY 2009 Homeland Security Legislation Subcommittee Mark

06/18/2008 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement at FY 09 Homeland Security Subcommittee Markup

06/13/2008 Chairman Byrd Announces Senate Appropriations Schedule for June

06/02/2008 Witness List for June 4 Defense Subcommittee Hearing

05/30/2008 Hearing Schedule for the Week of June 2nd

05/22/2008 Text of FY 2008 Supplemental as Agreed to by the Senate

05/22/2008 Chairman Byrd Floor Statement on FY 2008 War Supplemental

05/20/2008 FY 2008 Supplemental Iraq Policy Matters (Committee Mark)

05/20/2008 FY 2008 Supplemental Explanatory Statement

05/20/2008 FY 2008 Supplemental Domestic, International and Military Construction Spending Matters (Committee Mark)

05/20/2008 FY 2008 Supplemental Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Matters (Committee Mark)

05/19/2008 Hearing Schedule for the Week of May 19 2008

05/15/2008 Supplemental Earmark Disclosures

05/15/2008 Statement of Chairman Robert C Byrd at the FY 2008 Senate War Supplemental Markup on May 15

05/15/2008 Highlights of the FY 2008 Senate War Supplemental Markup on May 15

04/28/2008 Hearing Schedule for the Week of April 28

04/16/2008 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement at April 16th Hearing on FY2008 Supplemental

04/15/2008 Noon on Weds April 16th Full Committee Hearing on FY2008 Supplemental Request Featuring OMB Director Nussle

04/10/2008 UPDATED Hearing Schedule for Week of April 7 2008

04/10/2008 Chairman Byrd Responds to President on Supplemental

03/11/2008 Senate Appropriations Committee Examines Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars in Iraq

03/07/2008 Senate Appropriatons Committee to Examine Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Iraq

02/20/2008 Chairman Byrd Objects to Unilateral Decision to Delay Funding for Border Fencing

02/14/2008 BYRD: Waste, Fraud and Abuse Rampant in Iraq and Afghanistan

02/13/2008 Chairman Byrd: Securing our borders is key to reform and requires a serious funding effort

02/04/2008 Byrd Responds to Bush Budget

02/04/2008 Byrd Denounces White House Plan to Cut Byrd Scholarships

01/28/2008 BYRD STATEMENT Ship of State in Drydock and in Desperate Need of Repair

01/28/2008 Byrd Reacts to Bush Earmark Rhetoric

12/18/2007 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement on Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008

12/12/2007 Continuing Resolution

12/10/2007 Chairman Byrd on Veto Threat of Appropriations Bills by the Bush Administration

12/04/2007 Appropriations Status Speech

11/20/2007 Nov 20 Energy and Water Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Shortages

11/20/2007 Interior Subcommittee to Hold Field Hearing on California Wild Fires in San Diego

11/13/2007 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Conference Report

11/13/2007 Orderly and Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act

11/13/2007 Chairman Byrd Statement on Veto of Labor HHS and Education Bill

11/08/2007 Summary of 2008 Transportation HUD Conference Report

11/06/2007 Summary of FY 2008 Defense Appropriations Conference

11/06/2007 Labor HHS Education and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Conference Report

11/06/2007 Highlights of Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations Conference

11/06/2007 Chairman Byrd Rejects Blank Check for Iraq

11/01/2007 Senator Byrd Opening Statement at Nov 1 Labor HHS Conference

11/01/2007 Highlights of Labor HHS Military Construction VA Conference

10/31/2007 Labor Health and Human Services Conference Thursday November 1st at 10 AM

10/30/2007 Chairman Byrd: Bush Needs To Move Beyond Blame Game For The Good Of The Nation

10/22/2007 Byrd Calls Supplemental Request Shortsighted

10/17/2007 Obstinance of President on Homeland Security Funding Threatens Safety of the American People

09/27/2007 Chairman Byrd Speaks on Status of FY2008 Appropriations Process

09/26/2007 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement at Hearing on War Supplemental

09/24/2007 Chairman Byrd Speaks On Iraq and Expected Supplemental Request

09/21/2007 Chairman Byrd to Speak on Iraq Monday, Announces Wednesday Appropriations Committee Hearing on Supplemental Request

09/12/2007 Chairman Byrd Opening Statement at FY08 Defense Appropriations Markup

09/11/2007 Summary of FY08 Defense Appropriations

09/06/2007 Chairman Byrd Statement On Senate Passage of Military Construction VA Appropriations Legislation

09/04/2007 UPDATE Weds Sept. 5 @ 10 30 AM Labor HHS Mine Safety Hearing Location Change and Updated Witness List

09/04/2007 Chairman Byrd Statement On Opposition To Nussle Nomination

08/02/2007 Chairman Byrd Responds to Bush on Appropriations Bills, Fiscal Responsibility

07/27/2007 Senate Passes FY 2008 Homeland Security Funding Legislation

07/19/2007 Senate Appropriations Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Committee Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

07/18/2007 Byrd Presses for Action on Homeland Security Funding

07/12/2007 Transportation HUD Funding Bill Unanimously Cleared by Appropriations Committee

07/12/2007 Appropriations Committee Clears Inaugural Financial Services Funding Bill

07/10/2007 Senate Panel Clears Inaugural Financial Services Funding Bill

07/10/2007 Senate Panel Clears Funding Bill for Transportation and Housing Priorities

06/28/2007 Senate Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/28/2007 Senate Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/28/2007 Appropriations Committee Clears FY 08 State, Foreign Operations Bill

06/26/2007 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/22/2007 Senate Appropriations Committee Schedule for the Week of June 25

06/21/2007 Senate Labor Health Human Services Education Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee FY2008 Funding Summary

06/21/2007 Senate Appropriations Committee Clears Fiscal 2008 Labor Health Human Services Education Related Agencies Funding Legislation

06/21/2007 Senate Appropriations Committee Clears Fiscal 2008 Legislative Branch Funding Legislation

06/21/2007 Interior Bill Cleared by Appropriations Committee

06/20/2007 Military Construction and VA Funding Bill Available Online

06/20/2007 Homeland Security Bill Available Online

06/19/2007 Senate Labor Health Human Services Education Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee FY2008 Funding Summary Chart

06/19/2007 Senate Labor Health Human Services Education Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/19/2007 Interior Subcommittee Clears FY08 Funding Bill

06/18/2007 Text of GAO Opinion on White House Signing Statements

06/18/2007 GAO Examination Shows White House Power Grab

06/14/2007 Senate Appropriations Committtee Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/14/2007 Committee Adopts New Fiscal Year Funding Levels

06/14/2007 Appropriations Committee Clears Military Construction and VA Funding Bill

06/13/2007 Subcommittee Approves Funds for Veterans Medical Care and Military Construction

06/13/2007 Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Clears Fiscal 2008 Funding Legislation

06/13/2007 Appropriations Committee Set to Meet New Ethics Standards

05/18/2007 Hearing Schedule for the Week of May 21

05/17/2007 New Budget Reflects the Priorities of the American People

05/15/2007 Updated Hearing Schedule for the Week of May 14

05/15/2007 Hearing on the Future of Medical Research Postponed

05/11/2007 White House Threatens to Veto Investments in America's Economic and Security Future

05/11/2007 Chairman Byrd Names New Staff Director

04/27/2007 Chairman Byrd Says White House Should Take Off the Blinders on War Funding Bill

04/23/2007 Funding Legislation for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Military and Veteran Health Care, Homeland Security, and Hurricane Katrina Recovery Moves Through Conference Committee

04/17/2007 Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards

04/16/2007 Congress to Provide Key Funds for Troops While Bush Demands Threaten to Delay Funds for Military

04/10/2007 Congress Responds With Funds for Our Troops

04/03/2007 President Bush Pays Little Heed to Will of the American People

03/29/2007 Text of the Senate Supplemental Funding Legislation

03/29/2007 Senate Passes Funding for Troops, Vets, Katrina, Homeland Security

03/29/2007 Byrd Applauds Senate Passage on Troop Funding, Veterans Health Care, Katrina Relief

03/28/2007 Byrd Says President Should Drop Tired Rhetoric

03/27/2007 Senate Makes Its Voice Clear on New Direction for Iraq War

03/23/2007 Byrd Says Veto Threat Holds Hostage Hurricane Relief and Veterans Medical Care

03/21/2007 Chairman Byrd Calls for Responsible Plan in Iraq

02/27/2007 Chairman Byrd Presses for Straightforward Answers on War

02/14/2007 Text of Fiscal 2007 Joint Funding Resolution

02/14/2007 Senate Approves the FY07 Joint Funding Resolution

02/08/2007 Senator Murray Pushes for Transportation and Safety Progress

08/27/2006 Byrd Statement On The Resignation Of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

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