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The United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches and to vote on three spending bills.

Members of the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation & Federal Services heard testimony from postal officials on the state of the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster General Marv…

The U.S. Senate considered the nomination of William Kennard to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His nomination passed with a vote of 99-1. They then worked on the budge…

Members of the U.S. Senate met to talk about the Highway Reauthorization bill.

The Senate took up debate on changes to the FDA approval process for drugs and medical devices. They also debated Interior department spending for fiscal year 98.

Committee members continued the investigation into campaign abuses during the past campaign. Three Buddhist nuns and testified about a fund-raiser at a Buddhist temple in Hacienda Heights,…

The US Senate debated an Agriculture spending Bill.

This session held debate on $269 billion dollars in spending for the Labor, Health & Education and Agriculture Departments for fiscal year 1998. Aftre the morning prayer, the Senate Leader d…

Haley Barbour, the Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, testified before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about Republican fund-raising practices during the last ca…

Committee members debated and voted on immunity for five witnesses in the campaign finance investigation in a public session. Immunity for all five witnesses was granted.

After the first day of testimony by Richard Sullivan, committee members met to talk about whether to grant John Huang limited immunity so he would appear before the committee. Senator Fred T…

In this Washington Journal Segment, Alan Baron, Minority Counsel of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Thad Cochran, a Member of the Governmental Affairs Committee, revie…

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 98 spending bill. They took up debate on Agriculture and Transportation spending appropriations bills. President Bill Clinton would need to sign…

The United States Senate convened to begin debate on S. 1033, Agriculture spending for the fiscal year of 1998.

Senate session on spending bills.

This Senate session debates the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 98.

Following Morning Business, the Senate discussed Defense Spending.

The Senate continued debate on a second budget reconciliation bill, which reduces taxes by a net $85 billion over five years. The process is designed to reduce the deficit and reach a balanc…

The Senate continued debate on a second budget reconciliation bill, which reduces taxes by a net $85 billion over five years. The process is designed to reduce the deficit and reach a balanc…

The Senate continued debate on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998.