In the nineteen sixties, he was one of the first Democrats in the United States Congress to oppose the party leadership.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

New legislation in Congress proposes to require all states to have what is called a graduated driver licensing system.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

She won easily. She was the first woman and first black to be elected to Congress to represent Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

But a vote in Congress this week showed weakening support for President Obama's war policy among members of his own party.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

The group said Congress should support large amounts of money for all areas of forensic science, not just DNA.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

The name honors Mister Sarbanes, the Senator who led the campaign for the project in the United States Congress.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

He said: "If my men starve in the streets of Washington, the smell of their bodies will force Congress to act."

VOA: special.2010.06.24

The nomination is expected to reach the full Senate for a vote before the Democratic-controlled Congress leaves for its August break.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

At the time that Miss Jordan left Congress, there were widespread reports that failing health was the cause for her decision.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

Lawmakers in Congress wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Within the first few weeks of the Civil War, the Confederate Congress voted to move the capital farther north to Richmond,Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

A few months later, members of Congress voted a pay raise for themselves and the executive branch of government.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

However,the vote did not end the conflict between Congress and the White House over the future of the South.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

He told a hearing in Congress on Wednesday that the administration is mainly concerned with the current recovery plan.

VOA: special.2009.07.10