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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…

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), expressed their support for Bill Lann Lee, who is also from California, to be the next Assistant Atto…

Committee members heard testimony from Bill Lann Lee, President Clinton’s nominee for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Mr. Lee testified about his background as a civil rights li…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and then recess for weekly party policy lunches.

The Senate continued their work on the fiscal year 98 budget. The president has requested 13.8 billion dollar budget for the Interior. The Senate continued debate of Interior spending with t…

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…

The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony to consider legislation on applying noise standards on airplanes that fly over national parks. The committee heard from lawmakers, represe…

The Senate voted on amendments to and passed its first budget reconciliation bill, which reduces entitlement spending by a net $136 billion over five years. The bill reduces Medicare, Medica…

The Senate opened this session with Morning Business. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The Senate then moved on to Mexico’s Anti-Drug efforts and U.S. aid. The bil…

Senator John Glenn (R-OH), the ranking member of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and other Democratic committee members reacted to the resolution concerning the campaign finance i…

Political and religious leaders spoke at the 45th annual prayer breakfast. Dr. Ben Carson, the featured speaker, talked about the challenges of anger and social isolation of young African-Am…

This Senate session considers a balanced budget constitutional amendment.

The Senate confirmed two nominations: former Senator William Cohen (R-ME) for secretary of defense, and Madeline Albright for secretary of state.