Pakistan denies that. And Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,says: "These are not new allegations."

VOA: special.2010.07.31

That would be in keeping with legislation proposed last year by Vice-President Joe Biden when he served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and the top Republican on the committee, Richard Lugar of Indiana, introduced the bill on the Senate floor.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

The Delaware senator has held two of the most important jobs in Washington: chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

CNN: Analysis: Biden gives Obama old-school cred

Kerry's hearing Thursday is in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he is the chairman.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The President took the opportunity to update the chair and the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee on the status of our negotiations with the Russians on START.

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