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

The Senate debated and passed the Whitewater Subpoena Resolution, which directs Senate lawyers to begin a civil court case to order these notes be turned over.

The U.S. Senate met and following a period of Morning Business senators continued debate on various appropriations bills. Members debated on H.R. 2127, making appropriations for the Departme…

Issues discussed in this Senate Session were Student Loans, the War powers Act for Bosnia, Government spending, Low-income energy assistance, and Defense Appropriations for 1996.

The Senate considered the flag desecration amendment, among other things.

The Senate continued debate on H.R. 1833, a bill to ban a certain type of abortion procedure usually performed late in a pregnancy as well as other bills.

The Senate began debate and consideration of a bill that would change the rules to file and win securities fraud lawsuits.

Committee members heard testimony from Department of Justice officials and others concerning the investigation into the Whitewater corporation. In this portion, members questioned Webster Hu…

The Senate considered the fiscal year 1996 spending bill for the Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development departments.

Senators debated amendments to the Foreign Operations section of the FY '96 Spending Bill. This is an incomplete program.

In the Republican response to President Bill Clinton’s weekly radio address, Senator Robert Bennett, R-VT, talked about his party’s alternative reforms to Medicare.

Senators debated an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill that would restore funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Sen…

The Senate continued debate on and then passed the fiscal year 1996 Interior appropriations bill. The bill provides $12 billion for the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies.…

The United States Senate voted on a series of amendments to a Fiscal Year 1996 Treasury/Postal Appropriations bill. This event has brief portions missing at 1:41:30 into the event.

The Senate considered amendments to the legislative branch appropriations bill, which provides funds for the operations of the House and Senate and includes a provision requiring a change in…

The Senate continued to debate the Government Regulatory Reform Bill. The bill changes the process issuing federal regulations on worker health and safety and the environment.