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 Sometimes Senators just refer to a bill on the floor by its Calender No. How can we tell what bill it is? Also, is the bill's Calendar No. an indicator of when the Senate leadership will bring it up for a vote? Teaneck, New Jersey - 5/3/00 Answer
Are there still snuff boxes in the Senate chamber? Miami, Florida - 5/3/00 Answer
I've noticed that the walls in the Senate chamber have recently changed from yellow to blue. Why the redecorating? Silver Spring, Maryland - 5/3/00 Answer
I heard Senator Byrd admonish the other Senators on the floor that they should vote while seated at their desks instead of going up to the clerks at the rostrum to vote. I've never seen them vote seated. Is that really a requirement?
Alexandria, Virginia - 7/21/00 Answer
I am interested in learning more about two Senate Committees. Could you give some background information on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee? Warner Robins, Georgia - 7/31/00 Answer
Who is the President pro tempore in the Senate, and what does he do? Terre Haute, Indiana - 6/6/01
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Now that Senator Tom Daschle is the Majority Leader, what are his extra responsibilities? What are the Minority Leaders duties? Irving, Texas - 6/22/01 Answer
How is it that First Lady Hillary Clinton can run for the Senate from New York state? Isn't state residency a requirement? What qualifications must a candidate for the Senate have? Austin, Texas - 5/3/00 Answer
Senator McCain keeps referring to the "iron triangle." Can you please explain what that means? Quincy, Massachusetts - 5/3/01 Answer
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What if the two parties had an equal number of members in the Senate? Which would be the majority and which the minority party, and who would decide this? Juneau, Alaska - 5/3/00 Answer
What are the roles of the Majority and the Minority party in the U.S. Senate? Chicago, Illinois - 10/3/00 Answer
Since there will be a 50-50 split in the Senate beginning in 2001, how will the Senate Majority and Minority leaders be chosen? What changes will this split bring to the new Senate? Beverly Hills, California - 12/16/00 Answer
After every vote in the Senate, a Senator says "I move to reconsider the vote," and then another Senator says "I table it." Why the Kabuki dance? Dublin, Ireland - 5/3/00 Answer
President Clinton has made some controversial "recess appointments." How do these work? Don't they go against the confirmation powers of the Senate? Loami, Illinois - 5/3/00 Answer
Why does the Senate take so many quorum calls? Is it because they yearn to hear C-SPAN's classical music? Coconut Creek, Florida - 5/3/00 Answer
I've never seen a real all-night filibuster like in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Why is this? Have the Senate's rules changed? Wilmington, Delaware - 5/3/00 Answer
Several times a day I see "The Senate is conducting a period of morning business," on the screen. What is that, and how can it be morning business at 2pm? Jackson, Mississippi - 5/3/00 Answer
What is the "amendment tree" in the Senate and why does Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) keep filling it? Bethesda, Maryland - 5/3/00 Answer
Would you please define the Senate's "hold" procedure and explain how it is used to kill a bill? San Jose, California - 7/28/00 Answer
Senate roll call votes confuse me. They all just seem to mill around. Is there any order or procedure? Oakland, New Jersey - 4/23/01 Answer
Who is the person I always see with a mask over their mouth at Senate hearings? What does he/she do? - 5/3/00 Answer
The news that Senator Orrin Hatch has come out with a CD of religious songs made me wonder if any other Members of Congress have developed a discography. I seem to remember the late Senator Everett Dirksen did some recording. Burke, Virginia 5/3/00 Answer
I noticed the Senate just started saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The House has
been saying it for years. Why the time lag? Chestertown, Maryland - 5/19/00 Answer
Why does the Senator presiding over the Senate use that little knobby thing instead of a proper gavel? Great Falls, VA - 7/31/00 Answer
Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is not there? Waldorf, Maryland - 6/8/01 Answer
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