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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 U.S. Senate debated the nomination of Charles Siragusa to be a District Court Judge in New York. His nomination passed with a vote of 98-0. Later debate began on S.1292, a bill to overtu…

Senators debated a bill to disapprove of the president’s line-item veto of 38 military construction projects in a recently signed appropriations bill. If the House passes a similar bill, the…

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…

Actor and comedian Bob Hope was honored by Congress by being recognized as an honorary member of the armed forces. Mr. Hope is famous for having entertained United States troops during wars …

The U.S. Senate met and resumed consideration of S. 25, to reform the financing of Federal elections. Members debated a number of amendments and measures on the bill including an attempt to…

The Senate conducted Morning Business, a time when Senators can speak on any topic. They then voted to allow cans of tuna to be labeled as “Dolphin Safe” if no dolphin is killed or seriously…

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.

The Senate debated and voted on amendments to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. Note: This is an incomplete program

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

After Morning Business, the Senate resumed consideration of Defense Spending.

Several senators blocked consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998 due to some provisions they found objectionable. Members also passed a measure to deny v…

Democratic members of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee responded to perceived Republican efforts to focus the committee’s investigation on campaign fund raising abuses by the Clinto…

During the Senate floor proceedings, Senators debated Worker Schedules and Overtime, Comp Time and Partial-Birth Abortion.

Senator Max Cleland (D-GA) delivered the keynote address at the 50th anniversary dinner of the Washington Semester program. As a student in 1963, he participated in the program. He reminisce…

The Senate passed a resolution that said the Attorney General should request an Independent Counsel to investigate campaign finance activity in the 1996 Presidential race. The Senate also co…

In his fourth annual speech on the state of U.S. education, Secretary of Education Richard Riley spoke about the challenges of preparing students for life in the next century. He focused on …