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The United States Senate met got morning business and to discuss the Fiscal Year 1997 12.7 Billion dollar proposal for Interior spending. No votes were planned for the Senate that day. A ser…

Congressional Republicans talked with reporters about the accomplishments of the 104th Congress and praised their leaders.

The senate is considering a bill to make changes to the federal welfare programs.

Senators, journalists and congressional scholars discussed how the Republican agenda as defined in the “Contract with America” was altered in its course through the U.S. Senate. They also ex…

The Senate continued debate on the fiscal year 1997 Budget Resolution Conference Report. Off the floor, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) was elected as the new majority leader, defeating fellow Mis…

After the Senate Republican leadership elections, the leadership team briefed reporters on the Republican agenda. Republican senators chose Senator Trent Lott, R-MS, as majority leader by a …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. Members paid tribute to Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS), who gave his final floor speech on the day of his retirement. Senators also spo…

The Senate considered judicial nominations.

In a 64-35 vote, the Senate for the second time defeated a balanced budget constitutional amendment. Constitutional amendments require 2/3 vote, or 67 “ayes.” Members in 1995 defeated this b…

The Senate debated the motion to proceed to a bill calling for the deployment of a national defense system by 2003.

Friends and colleagues, including former President George H. W. Bush, gathered for a Roast to honor Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming), who was retiring at the end of this year after eighteen …

Senator Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, is seeking the Senate leadership role being vacated by the retiring Senator Robert Dole. The other contender is his fellow Mississippi senator, Trent Lot…

The Senate continued debate on a fiscal year 1997 budget plan.

The Senate began debate on a fiscal year 1997 budget plan.

In an excerpt, fellow Republican paid tribute to Senator Bob Dole R-Kansas, the majority leader, who announced his resignation today to devote all his time to his campaign for the Republican…

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on H.R. 2937, the White House Travel Office bill, intended to pay legal expenses of former White House Travel Office The measure includes a partial gas ta…

For the second time, the Senate voted against ending debate on the White House Travel Office Legal Payments Act. Following the vote, members debated the Senate agenda and procedure. Debate c…