Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Full story
Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels
A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. Full story
As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict. Full story
Senate panel OKs changes sought by tech firms in immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to make it easier for U.S. companies to hire foreign workers as part of a broad immigration bill being debated in Congress. Full story
Senate panel nears completion of immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate negotiators on Tuesday reached a tentative deal to ease restrictions on U.S. technology firms hiring highly skilled workers from abroad, potentially a big win for industry as efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year accelerated. Full story
Illinois House panel approves fracking regulations
A groundbreaking deal to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois cleared a top House committee Tuesday, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern part of the state. Full story
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Apple's CEO Arrives on Capitol Hill
Tim Cook smiled as he arrived to give testimony before a Senate committee, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers. And Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) disagree on whether Congress should apologize for "bullying" one of America's "greatest success...
Cook: 'Proud to Represent Apple'
Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), swears in Apple's CEO before a Senate committee hearing on tax reform. Cook defends his company's stand on tax repatriation, adding Apple complies with the letter and spirit of the tax law and does not use "tax gimmicks."
Sen. Levin: Where Is ASI 'Functionally' Managed & Control...
Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), questions Tim Cook, Apple CEO, and Phillip Bullock, Apple's head of tax operations about whether income from Apple Sales International and AOI is paid in the United States or Ireland.
Apple's Cook on Tax Reform
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) says we have to reform the tax code, and asks Apple CEO Tim Cook about how much money Apple spends on tax compliance efforts.
Apple CEO Testifies At Hill Hearing Today
Apple CEO Tim Cook is testifying on Capitol Hill today as Senate investigators accuse the tech giant of using a complicated system to shield billions of dollars in overseas profits. CNBC's Eamon Javers has the details.
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