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Following earlier passage by the House, the Senate took up consideration of budget reconciliation legislation. This bill would reduce the deficit by $30 billion by a combination of spending …

Senators Richard Lugar, Pete Domenici, Chic Hecht and Bob Dole spoke with the press outside of the White House after a meeting with President Ronald Reagan. The senators discussed the Interm…

The Senate debated and voted on the budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 3545.

The Senate debated the budget reconciliation bill and further continuing appropriations measures, H.R. 3545 and H.J. Res. 395, respectively. CR, pp. S18587-S18639.

The committee discussed S. 1721, to enhance oversight in Congress in various intelligence ventures, and to improve the means by which such activities are executed by the president; and S.181…

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Securities continued hearings on S. 1380, a bill that would provide legislative definitions of insider trading as prescribed in…

United States Senate session on December 18, 1987 with Morning Business.

The Senate resumed legislative business.

CR, pp. S18179-S18228. The Senate passed H.J. Res. 425, making further continuing appropriations for the current fiscal year. The Senate also agreed to a conference report on H.R. 1777, to a…

The Senate Select Intelligence committee heard testimony in order to help identify where the line can be drawn on what is reasonable and unreasonable to ask of the intelligence community to …

CR, pp. S16411-S16468. The Senate passed H.R. 2700, to appropriate funds for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988. The Senate agreed to a conference rep…

The Senate Select Intelligence committee heard testimony from Senators Specter, Glenn, Fowler, and Cohen on the issue of Congressional oversight of intelligence activities. As part of the fa…

CR, pp. S16139-S16245. The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2700, to appropriate funds for energy and water development. Also, consideration began on S. 825, the Housing and Community …

The transcript of this session can be found in the Congressional Record, pp. S16035-S16136. The Senate continued consideration of the appropriations bill for energy and water development, H.…

Following members' statements, Chairman David Ruder testified on the recent stock market crash. Note: There is a short break during the program.

CR, pp. S15951-S16034. The Senate passed the continuing appropriations bill, H.J. Res. 394, to make further appropriations for the government for fiscal year 1988, effective through December…

CR, pp. S15717-S15841. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2700, to appropriate funds for energy and water development for the current fiscal year. The Senate concurred with House amendme…

CR, pp. S15515-S15609. The Senate passed the Air Passenger Protection Act of 1987, H.R. 3051, which would require airlines to publicly release information of flight service, including on-tim…

The Senate debated the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Robert H. Bork to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. CR, pp. S14765-S14910.