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Sen. Cochran responded to viewer questions and discussed the U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf. The senator was just elected as chairman of the Republican Senate Conference which is the party …

The Senate passed H.R. 5399 making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. The Senate passed S. 2946, to amend the Public Health Service Act.…

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) answered questions about budget negotiations between the White House and Congressional leaders.

Congressional leaders spoke with reporters following their meeting with President Bush on the budget negotiations.

The Senate considered H.R. 5268, making appropriations for Rural Development, Agriculture, and related agencies. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration…

The Senate debated the Age Discrimination in Employment Bill, S. 1511 and other bills.

The Senate passed S. 2924, the Federal Fish Inspection Act, to expand the meat inspection programs of the United States. The Hollings (D-SC)/ Stevens (R-AK) amendment 2431 in the nature of a…

The Senate began consideration of H.R. 5241, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independe…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 137, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 5019,…

The Senate passed S. 2830, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, to regulate agriculture. The Senate passed H.R. 4872, to establish the National Advisory Council on the…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2830, to regulate agriculture. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of amendments, as well as a further unanimous-co…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2830, to regulate agriculture. The Senate considered S.Res. 311, the Ethics Committee Recommendation on Senator David Durenberger. The committee reco…

The Senate considered multiple amendments to S.2830, the 1990 Farm Bill. The bill would fund a wide-range of agricultural and nutritional programs.

The Senate passed the Communications Act of 1934, after striking the text and inserting the text of S. 1022. The Senate passed S.1992, to require the Federal Communications Commission to ens…

Commission members release the final report of a 10-year economic development plan to Congress and the president. The report takes a comprehensive approach to the region’s economic challenge…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4404. During debate, eight amendments were adopted, all by voice votes, and one amendment was rejected by a recorded vote. The Senate also failed t…

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Arts & Humanities heard from several people in the art world and representatives of consumer groups. At issue was whether federal funds sho…

The Senate passed H.R. 7, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The Senate passed S. 2364, to authorize supplemental economic assistance to support democracy in Panama, Nica…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1630, to amend the Clean Air Act.

The Senate debated a motion to proceed to S.J. Res 212 that would designated April 24 1990 as a national day of remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1923…