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Republican and Democratic Senators who agree on the need to balance the budget in seven years using CBO economic projections. They briefed reporters on their proposal which would meet these …

The Senate debated a balanced budget bill. Because temporary funding had expired, the government continued in a partial shutdown.

Mr. Panetta was on Capitol Hill to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to talk about budget issues. Many government agencies will be closed Monday because of the breakdown in federal b…

A bipartisan group of 12 senators announced a new proposal for balancing the federal budget in seven years. They worked to agree on numbers from the Congressional Budget Office which include…

The U.S. Senate opened with prayer by the Senate Chaplain. Members spoke on any topic during morning speeches. Later the Senate debated flag desecration. During this session, no votes were s…

This Senate debated a House-passed constitutional amendment banning flag desecration as well as the Partial-Birth Abortions Act.

The U.S. Senate debated S1316, Safe Drinking Water Bill

U.S. Senate works on the Highway Conference Report and the Reconciliation bill.

U.S. Senate works on the Budget Reconciliation Bill among others important issues.

This was a hearing by the House & Senate Welfare Conference Committee on Welfare Reform Legislation. Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas was the Chairman and Senator William Roth, R-Delaware…

Senator John Chafee talked with reporters about the agreement on Medicare coverage for the disabled.

The U.S. Senate continued work on appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. They first considered an $11.2 billion military construction conference report for FY '96, which passed 86-1…

Senator Bob Dole, R-Kansas, Republican Leader, and other Republican Senators talked with the media about the vote on the Welfare Reform Bill. The bill passed the Senate 87 to 12. Following p…