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President Bill Clinton addressed the nation following his swearing-in during the presidential inauguration ceremony. In his remarks, the president called for Americans to assume greater resp…

Senator Wendell Ford (D-KY) talked about his career and accomplishments in the Senate during his farewell speech on the Senate floor.

The U.S. Senate continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.

Newly elected Minority Leader Daschle and other Senate Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the Democratic agenda as a minority party. They also took questions from the press. Senato…

Senators commemorated the 200th Anniversary of the Constitution, and by extension the Senate. Members convened in the Old Senate Chamber before moving to the current Chamber. The Congression…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

President Bill Clinton addressed the nation following his swearing-in during the presidential inauguration ceremony. In his remarks, he talked broadly about his goals for the nation over the…

A group of former U.S. senators gathered to endorse Vice President Al Gore in his 2000 presidential campaign.

The Senate spent much of it’s day in Morning Business. Morning Business is when lawmakers introduce bills or speak on any topic. Some of these topics were Education Policy, Year 2000 Compute…

The U.S. Senate conducted it’s daily business.

The Senate considered the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act, the Patients Bill of Rights Act and Fiscal Year 1999 Treasury and Postal Services Bill.

United States Senate Session for October 7 1998 First Morning Business then procedural Votes on Internet Commerce and Financial Bills, the debate on Veterans and Housing.

The U.S. Senate met to debate and vote on amendments to the Internet Commerce & Taxes Bill. They also debated and voted on the U.S. District Court Judge Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.

The U.S. Senate met and took up a number of pieces of legislation. Senators voted on the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report, which authorized appropriations for the depart…

The witnesses testified about encouraging Congress to move rapidly on approving the building of a visitors' center. The concern for the safety of those working at the capitol was also addres…

The Senate convened on September 25, 1998 to debate, discuss, and vote on a bill to authorize H.R. 4057, which would allot $10.1 billion dollars in fiscal year 1999 for the Federal Aviation …

The U.S. Senate met and continued debate on FAA Authorizations H.R. 4057. Members voted on a number of amendments to the bill. Senators also voted on cloture for S. 2176 Federal Vacancies Re…

The Senate met to continue debate on Bankruptcy Reform and Interior Spending.

The U.S. Senate considered $13.4 billion in Interior Department spending for fiscal year 1999.

On this day, this session of the Senate began with morning business, when Senators may speak on any topic and introduce bills. They then took up a defense spending bill, the cost of which is…