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Mr. Cameron and Mr. Yepsen talked about the speculation for the Democratic presidential candidates in 2000. Mr. Cameron mentioned the activity already happening in New Hampshire leading up …

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

The United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches. Senators would then vote on four spending bills and resume debate on the fast track authority bill.

The United States Senate met for morning business where any Senator can speak on any topic they want. Later on in the day, senators would continue debate on the fast track trade authority an…

The Senate met on November 6, 1997 to discuss and debate the judicial nomination of Ronald Gilman to become Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit of Tennessee, defense programs, and a final bi…

The Senate voted against limiting debate on a bill to allow tax-free savings accounts to pay for expenses at public, private, or religious schools. Members also voted in favor of allowing de…

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the practices and procedures of the IRS. Senators and tax experts testified about the abuse of power, collection and seizure rates, and poor cu…

Senate leaders talked to reporters about the cloture vote on the McCain-Feingold Bill. Republican Senators stressed that this campaign finance reform measure violates free speech. Democratic…

This 1997 Senate Session voted on a bill to temporarily fund the 13 FY'98 spending Bills,the conference report to $20.7 Billion in FY'98 energy & water spending and District of Columbia Sp…

Senator Kerrey talked about his ideas for a national economic policy. He talked about the effects of economic policy on working families and why it is so difficult for many to save and inves…

Senators continue debate on a budget agreement, $135 billion in entitlement reductions.

The House Ways & Means Subcommittee members met for the first in a series of hearings to hear testimony on the bipartisan, bicameral National Commission on Restructuring the IRS report. Memb…

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

The Senate debated and confirmed the nominations of Joel Klein for assistant attorney general and Eric Holder Jr. for deputy attorney general.

The Senate debates the Defense Authorization bill for FY 98.

On this day, the Senate considered a campaign financing investigation. They also took up a continuing debate on the defense spending bill.

The Senate passed its 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 balanced budget b…

Three Democrats, none of whom are members of the Rules Committee, announced that they supported the decision by Senator Ford and other Democratic members of the committee to no longer partic…

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…