Senate

07b1f5a9d68d6414160f6a706700e67c.jpg

Vice President Joe Biden, in his Constitutional role as president of the Senate, arrives at the Capitol to provide the tie-breaking vote, if needed, on a vote to extend broad tax cuts that will otherwise expire in January, in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Deb Fischer Bob Kerre_Reps.jpg

Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer (left), a candidate for Republican senate, meets Democratic Senate candidate Bob Kerrey at a Fourth of July parade in Omaha, Neb. Fischer is running against Kerrey for the senate seat vacated by Democrat Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

20120711-195817-pic-299963762.jpg

Former Sen. George Allen (pictured) and former Gov. Tim Kaine — rivals for a Senate seat from Virginia — agree on little, other than that their contest will likely go down to the wire in November. (Associated Press)

20120710-202821-pic-357306084.jpg

Bob Kerrey, a Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Nebraska, tours the Benson neighborhood in Omaha with his wife, former Saturday Night Live writer Sarah Paley, and Henry, his son. Mr. Kerrey has described Ms. Paley as a "comedian." (Associated Press)

High Speed Rail_Stai.jpg

Senate Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, left, and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, right, smile as the vote is taken for a bill authorizing about $4.5 billion in funding for a high-speed rail system, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 6, 2012. The bill, which would allow the state to begin selling $2.6 billion in voter-approved bonds, was approved by a 21-16 vote and now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown who has supports the measure. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

20120628-215541-pic-553247830.jpg

President Obama, greeting Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. before delivering his the State of the Union address, as a member of the Senate in 2005 voted against confirming the justice who would deliver the decisive vote in favor of his health care act. (Associated Press)

20120620-222234-pic-690682876.jpg

Former Sen. George LeMieux, who finished Sen. Mel Martinez's term, dropped out of the Republican primary for Senate in Florida on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

California Budget_Live.jpg

Republican state Sens. Joel Anderson (left), of La Mesa, and Bill Emerson, of Redlands, confer June 14, 2012, during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (Associated Press)