U.S. Senate

Today we’re hearing that EMILY’s List’s own Sen. Debbie Stabenow is poised to take the helm of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and to that we say: We couldn’t be happier!

Sen. Stabenow is ready to assume one of the most powerful chairmanships in the Senate. She’ll lead the charge to work on environmental regulations to keep our farmlands safe. She’ll guide the way for policies that will find new energy sources in our soil. She is going to effectively advance real progress in our country.

"This woman is a winner."

That's what news analyst Susan Estrich had to say about New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. In her words, Gillibrand is the "Woman With The Right Stuff" to represent the Empire State in the Senate -- and to make a lasting impression on Washington politics.

In the midst of anti-choice attacks in Congress, it's nice to know that the Democratic women in the Senate have our backs. Tonight, the Senate will vote on Senator Barbara Mikulski's amendment that guarantees women have access to preventive health care screenings at no cost.

Everyone needs a mentor...

And it sounds like GOP Illinois Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk has found his: Sen. John McCain.

Stephen Colbert had plenty to say about former Cong. Harold Ford's potential challenge to EMILY's List candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in New York. And he said it in a way only Stephen Colbert can...

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There's been plenty of content on the blogs lately about continued anti-reform protests at health care town halls around the country. And while I'm glad bloggers are there to report first-hand about the wild antics they're seeing, I have to admit I also love reading something positive about town halls whenever I'm lucky enough to find something.

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There is overwhelming evidence that women make less money than men simply because of their gender. But today, Republican members of the Senate once again chose to block the common-sense Paycheck Fairness Act, rather than work across party lines to stand in support of women and equality.

We'd heard about Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson's plan to propose an amendment "as identical to Stupak as it can be," and today Nelson did just that. The measure, which would deny millions of women access to abortion services, was introduced this afternoon, and debate was underway even before it was formally proposed.