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The candidates for the Iowa US Senate race debated about issues of national and local importance. They answered questions from the moderator.

Incumbent Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Democratic challenger David Oterberg debated issues of local and national importance. The candidates also answered questions from journalists. The…

The Senate considered the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act, the Patients Bill of Rights Act and Fiscal Year 1999 Treasury and Postal Services Bill.

Senate Republicans responded to President Bill Clinton’s announcement today of the first balanced budget in 29 years. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), chair of the Senate Budget Committee, and …

Senator Grassley spoke with reporters about a bankruptcy bill that was designed to keep consumers out of financial trouble. The bill focuses on enhanced debtor protection and holding credito…

The Senate met to continue debate on Bankruptcy Reform and Interior Spending.

The U.S. Senate conducted it’s daily business.

The Senate met to continue debate on a bill changing bankruptcy laws.

The Senate convened on September 21, 1998 to debate and discuss changing the minimum wage. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) displayed a graph that showed minimum wages from 1955 to 1998 and the pr…

The Senate voted on a veto override on partial birth abortion. They also debated on a bill that would ban the transportation of minors to other states for abortions.

A bankruptcy reform bill and an abortion related bill are debated in this Senate session.

The Senate debated the Campaign Finance Reform and Bankruptcy bills. This is an incomplete program

On this day, the Senate met for Morning Business. During this time, Senators may speak on any topic they wish. They may also introduce bills for future consideration by the Senate.

This session began with a Quorum Call, then a move for Cloture was made on bills for Missile Defense and Bankruptcy protection. Afterwards Morning Business continued with issues on Bankrupt…

On this day, this session of the Senate began with morning business, when Senators may speak on any topic and introduce bills. They then took up a defense spending bill, the cost of which is…

United States Senators debated on the floor of the Senate about measures dealing with an agriculture spending bill.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging heard testimony from experts on how the increase in retirement age will affect the Social Security system, workers and employers. Increasing the retirem…

The July 13th, 1998 session of the U.S. Senate. Among other issues the primary issue debated was a private property and land use bill, S. 2271, the Private Property Rights Bill.

The committee heard testimony about trade with Vietnam.