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The U.S. Senate discussed amendments to the Crime bill.

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee heard testimony from a number of witnesses concerning unfunded federal mandates like the Clean Air Act and the detrimental effect it has on local an…

The Senate began this session conducting morning business. Senators spoke on subjects of their choice for an allotted time. The Senate then moved on to debate H.R. 1308, the Religious Freedo…

The Senate met to consider amendments to the Unemployment Compensation Program Extension Act.

The Senate discussed, debated , and confirmed Walter Dellinger as Assistant Attorney General.

The Senate continued its consideration of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2295, for the fiscal year 1994. The Senate was debating amendments to the bill, including an amendm…

A group of Senate Republicans held a news conference as they responded to the Government Reform Proposal introduced by the Clinton administration.

A group of Senate Republican leaders spoke in a news conference to announce their opposition to the Clinton administration’s budget legislation on the grounds that retroactive taxes in the p…

The committee heard testimony from members of Congress and the ambassador-designates in the confirmation hearings for the appointees for the ambassadorships to Mexico and Peru. James Jones, …

U.S. Senate held a session that discussed the President’s Budget Plan.

Democrats and Republicans held News Conferences to discuss President Bill Clinton’s Budget Plan. The House Democrats and President Bill Clinton News Conference aired first in the Capitol’s S…

Senate and House Republicans spoke in a news conference to criticize the president’s economic program released by a House and Senate conference committee earlier in the week. The speakers cr…

Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas), Republican Campaign Committee chairman, and other members of the House and Senate spoke in a news conference to criticize the Clinton administration’s economic …

The Senate began with morning business, then continued consideration on the Appropriations bill for the Commerce Department, the Justice Department, and State Department. Speeches began with…

The U.S. Senate considered H.R. 2348, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.

The U.S. Senate met and began a period of morning business, during which members made speeches on a number of topics including line item veto, small business protections, and many others. On…

The U.S. Senate continued their debate of the Hatch Act Reform Bill.

The Senate considers Executive Branch nominations including Phillip Lee as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.

During this session of the US Senate, 4 amendments to S.3, The Campaign Finance Reform Bill, were taken under consideration. S.3 sought to limit public financing to campaigns for election to…

The US Senate met to make progress on a number of Executive Branch nominations . A number of senior level nominations were held up by members who may have objections to a nominee or who are …