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Republican Senate Minority Leader Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) and Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR), took questions from reporters on the end of the filibuster and the passage of the Brady Handgun…

Democratic leader Senator George Mitchell (D-ME) and Republican leader Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) each made speeches on the Senate floor before Vice President Al Gore declared H.R. 1025, the Br…

The Senate met to debate the Brady Bill. This session ended with a quorum call and with the hope that agreement would be reached fairly quickly after the Majority and Minority Leaders met.

The United States Senate continued debate on the Brady Handgun-Control Bill.

The Senate convened for a rare Saturday session to finish legislative business before the end of the year, including a final debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The United States Senate met for morning business and the senate considered amendments to the Freedom of Access to Medical Clinics bill. the bill establishes penalties for those using violen…

Following an introduction by Vice President Al Gore, President Bill Clinton outlined the reasons for broad, bipartisan support for the Religious Freedom Act during a signing ceremony at the …

The U.S. Senate continued debate on S. 1607, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, also known as the Crime Bill. Time was spent debating Senator Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA)…

In an excerpt from the U.S. Senate, Senators debated the merits of a number of amendments to crime legislation.

The U.S Senate reconvenes on the fiscal year 1994 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. Senators also voted on the measure to expand unemployment benefits.

The Senate continued debate on The Defense Department Appropriations Bill for FY '94

The Senate considers the FY '94 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill which funds the Energy Department, Army Corps of Engineers, the Interior Department of Reclamation, and $640 mi…

The Senate continued to work on the FY '94 Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill.

The U.S. Senate continued work on legislation to fund the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education. This $256.7 billion bill included funding for Medicaid, student loans…

Senator Mark Hatfield D-Oregon and Senator Don Nickles R-Oklahoma spoke in opposition to allowing Medicaid to fund abortions. Senator Diane Feinstein D-California spoke in favor of Medicaid-…

The Senate debated an amendment to eliminate funding for the Space Station Freedom contained in the VA/HUD FY 94 Appropriations Bill.

The Senate debated the nomination of Joycelyn Elders for United States Surgeon General. No Video - 2:54:51-2:57:09

The U.S. Senate met to discuss and vote on the Federal Flood Aid bill for people affected by midwestern flooding.

In an excerpt from the session of the U.S. Senate, members debated a supplemental spending bill that would provide aid to people affected by the flooding of the Mississippi River in several …

The Senate debated the nominations of Thomas Payzant for assistant secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Sheldon Hackney for chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a…