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Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE), who co-chairs a congressional commission on entitlement reform, spoke about the future of federal entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare. He st…

The Concord Coalition honored Senators Alan Simpson, R-Wyoming and Bob Kerrey, D-New England, at their annual Economic Patriot Dinner. In their remarks, they talked about their efforts to co…

Senator Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska) and Representative Rob Portman (R-Ohio) co-chaired this discussion on IRS operations and possible ways to improve them. This was the first meeting of this com…

The chair and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee released the committee’s report on Iranian arms sales to Bosnia during the U.N. arms embargo. They said the committee could …

President Clinton praised Representative Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri) and Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) for their leadership in Congress. The President talked about economic policy, his…

Senator Bob Kerrey(D-NE), chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle(D-SD) talked with reporters about the accomplishments of the 104th C…

President Clinton greeted audience members as he entered the room. In his speech, he praised senators who are retiring and introduced House members who are running for Senate seats this year…

On this day, the Senate first passed the Defense Authorization Bill by a vote of 73-26. The Senate then passed the Defense of Marriage Act on a vote of 85 to 14. They then took into consider…

The Senate is considering a bill to define marriage and allow states not to recognize same-sex marriages.

Afternoon events at 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Senators debated the conference report on welfare reform legislation that would allow states more control over the program and limit able-bodied persons to a lifetime limit of five years on …

The Senate continued debate on a welfare reconciliation bill that would make changes in current law and spend $55 billion less over a six-year period. Then, members considered an agriculture…

A balanced federal budget bill created on the Internet was presented. The project allowed citizens to budget the government hypothetically. Participants included scholars and government empl…

Committee members heard testimony from Director Barry McCaffrey concerning the 1997 budget for the National Office of Drug Control Policy and the overall administration drug control strategy…

The Senate began debate on a campaign finance reform bill. The measure would ban political action committees and alter some campaign finance laws. Spending limits would also be set. There we…

Participants discussed the need for structural reform in the social security system because the system was not designed to deal with the demographic shifts in the U.S. population. They also …

The Senate continued consideration of a fiscal year 1997 budget resolution.