Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) launches a second round of attacks in an attempt to censor the Internet. After trying to adopt Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), both pieces of legislation turned out to be a disaster, causing outrage among Internet giants and ordinary users alike. Congress had to retreat. However it's determined to get what it wants this time. After the shelving of SOPA and PIPA back in January Reid stated,"There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved." As RT reported last month, Senator Reid added that lawmakers will"continue engaging with all stakeholders to forge a balance between protecting Americans' intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the Internet." The vote on the anti-piracy legislation was postponed from its January 24date after Wikipedia and other popular websites went dark to protest the draft law. Now the battle for online freedom continues. The rebuttal to push Internet-regulating legislation has transformed into a new cybersecurity bill. The particulars of the latest attempt by senators to censor the Internet have not been disclosed to the public. However some leaks suggest that the bill will grant the authority to crack down on the Internet to the executive branch of power, namely the White House. It looks highly possible taking into consideration that the legislation has to come out of the Senate Homeland Security and Government <b>...</b>

Earlier this week President Obama revealed the 2013 military defense budget for the Department of Defense which is roughly $614 billion, and in it the cybersecurity budget has nearly double. Now the Department of Homeland Security plans to monitor social media sites. Also the Senate is attempting to return the controversial SOPA bill but under a new name. Ginger McCall, director for Epic's Open Government Programs, joins us to explain what this could mean to America's privacy. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com

Senate Democratic leaders call on Republicans to support the payroll tax cut plan negotiated by conferees, in order to avoid taxes rising on middle class workers in 2012.

On Thursday, February 16th, Senator Johnson questioned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about President Obama's FY2013 budget.

9th District Washington State Senator Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, delivers his Senate Sessions video update from Olympia on February 15, 2012.

"Personhood" bill passes Okla. Senate The Oklahoma state Senate voted to establish that life begins at the moment of conception. The so-called "personhood" bill would give embryos and fetuses all the rights and immunities of people. Erica Hill reports.

WASHINGTON, February 15—On the Senate floor yesterday, Sen. Sessions expressed grave concern with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's announced decision not to put forward a budget for the third year in a row, as well as the misleading answers from Obama budget chief Jeff Zients at a committee hearing yesterday. Under direct questioning from Sessions, Zients refused to answer whether spending under the Obama budget would increase or decrease from the levels currently set in law. In fact, spending is set to increase over the levels agreed to in current law, for a total rate of increase of 62 percent over the next 10 years.

Grant Bosse reports on the Senate Education Committee taking public testimony on the School Choice Scholarship Act. The hearing included House Education Chairman Mike Balboni, Senator Fenton Groen, and a debate over education values between Josiah Bartlett Center President Charlie Arlinghaus and Senator Molly Kelly.

THE PHILIPPINE SENATE CONDEMNED THE ARGENTINIANS THAT ASSAULT OUR PHILIPPINE TEAM AND THE NEW IBF CHAMPION JOHNRIEL CASIMERO IN THE BOXING RIOT IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA LAST FEBRUARY 11, 2012

42nd District Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, delivers his Senate Sessions video update from Olympia on February 14, 2012.

The Michigan Republican began taking heat after his ad targeting Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow as "Debbie Spenditnow" ran statewide Sunday during the Super Bowl. Some detractors said the ad was racially insensitive, while national GOP consultant Mike Murphy tweeted that it was "really, really dumb." Foreign Policy magazine managing editor Blake Hounshell called the ad "despicable." The 30-second ad created by media strategist Fred Davis of California-based Strategic Perception Inc opens with the sound of a gong and shows the Asian woman riding a bike on a narrow path lined by rice paddies. Stopping her bike, the woman smiles into the camera and says, "Thank you, Michigan Senator Debbie Spenditnow. Debbie spends so much American money. You borrow more and more from us. Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spenditnow." The scene then shifts to Hoekstra telling viewers near a cozy fire, "I think this race is between Debbie Spenditnow and Pete Spenditnot." Hoekstra defended the ad, calling it a "home run" during an interview Monday with Detroit radio WJR-AM's Paul W. Smith. He said it's only "insensitive" to the spending philosophy of Stabenow and Democratic President Barack Obama.

Congress' low approval ratings have sparked a rare instance of bipartisanship, as both parties are rushing to pass a bill that would make it clear that insider trading laws apply to lawmakers. (Jan. 31)

DeMint: If Dems keep Senate, the GOP primary doesn't matter The Peter Schiff Show with special guest Senator Jim DeMint January 26 2012 Follow me on Twitter @SchiffRadio Friend me on Facebook.com/PeterSchiff