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The Senate debated and voted on the budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 3545.

The Senate debated the budget reconciliation bill and further continuing appropriations measures, H.R. 3545 and H.J. Res. 395, respectively. CR, pp. S18587-S18639.

This rally was held in Washington D.C. during the summit between President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in support of the Soviet Jews who had experienced significant…

The committee held hearings on S. 1886 which was a bill that would provide for reform of the financial services regulations, and S. 1891 which would establish a Financial Services Oversight…

Senators offered their thoughts on the report released by the House and Senate committees on the Iran-Contra affair and what changes the report may bring about. The senators also answered qu…

CR, pp. S16325-S16402. The Senate continued consideration of the Housing & Community Development Act, S. 825. Also, the Senate resumed consideration of the energy and water development appro…

CR, pp. S16247-S16324. The Senate continued consideration of the Housing and Community Development Act, S. 825. Also, consideration continued of the energy and water appropriations bill, H.R…

CR, pp. S16139-S16245. The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2700, to appropriate funds for energy and water development. Also, consideration began on S. 825, the Housing and Community …

Following members' statements, Chairman David Ruder testified on the recent stock market crash. Note: There is a short break during the program.

CR, pp. S15843-S15949. The Senate passed the Railroad Safety Act of 1987, S. 1539, to reauthorize federal railroad safety programs. The Senate continued consideration of the water and energy…

The committee heard testimony on the implication of U.S. trade trends, focusing on long-term prospects for trade deficits and foreign debt.

CR, pp. S15379-S15533. The Senate passed H.R. 2890, to appropriate funds for the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 1988.

CR, pp. S15243-S15374. The Senate passed H.R. 2310, the Airport and Airway Capacity Expansion Act of 1987. The bill, sparked by concerns over excessive flight delays and air safety, would re…

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weiberger testified before Chairman Pell and the Senate Foreign Relations on the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. The Secretary testified that the Administration’…

Senator Paul Sarbanes of Maryland (D) answered host and viewer questions on the economic situation in the U.S. Questions included queries on the Senator’s opinion of the Reagan administratio…

The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a subsection of the Department of Labor, presented the labor statistics for September 1987 to the Joint Economic Committee. In general, th…

Secretary Caspar Weinberger was questioned further about his opposition to arms sales to Iran. Secretary Weinberger says that the transfer of U.S. arms by Israel, without official U.S. permi…

Casper Weinberger testified that he argued strongly against selling arms to Iran and that the decision to do so was based in part on incorrect intelligence indicating Iran was losing their w…

Donald Regan testified that when President Reagan was asked about pardoning Oliver North or John Poindexter that the president rejected the idea because he did not know of any crimes for whi…

Attorney General Edwin Meese III answered questions from committee members on his questioning of Oliver North and John Poindexter and his report of the diversion scheme to President Ronald R…