Videos

Senator Specter took questions from reporters on the increase in U.S. troop strength in the Persian Gulf.

The Senate passed S. 3049, to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The Senate passed H.R. 29, to amend the Clayton Act regarding interlocking director…

The Senate passed H.R. 4521, to establish a hydrogen research and development program. The Senate passed S. 2385, establishing the National Forest Foundation. The Senate passed H.R. 5567, to…

The Senate passed H.R. 5399 making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. The Senate passed S. 2946, to amend the Public Health Service Act.…

The Senate passed H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 5769, making appropriations…

The Senate passed H.R. 5269, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related p…

The Senate passed S. 2857, to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize certain Institutes of the National Institutes of Health. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5114, maki…

The senate reconvened after a recess for party caucus lunches to continue consideration of the conference report to accompany S 2104, the civil rights act of 1990. The bill sought to overtur…

The Senate passed H.R. 5759, to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The Senate passed H.R. 5702, to amend the Public Health Service Act. The Senate vitiated passage of S.…

The Senate session continued.

The Senate passed H.R. 5257, making appropriations for the Departments of Health, Labor, and Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30…

The Senate passed H.R. 5021 making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for fiscal year 1991.

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 334, reaffirming United States policy regarding the independence of the Baltic States. The Senate continued consideration of S. 3167, to cut Social Security cont…

The Senate discussed President George HW Bush’s veto of a continuing resolution. The Senate and the House of Representatives met this day to have votes in an effort to override the President…

The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2331, to designate as nonmailable matter solicitations of donations which could reasonably be m…

By 90 yeas to 9 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of David H. Souter of New Hampshire as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On this viewer call-in program, Senator Arlen Specter, a member of the Judiciary Committee, discussed his intention to vote for approval of Judge David Souter as an Associate Justice on the …

Committee members made their final statements either for or against the confirmation of Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court. The committee voted 13 to 1 to recommend Judge Souter’s conf…

The Senate passed S. 2863, the McKinney Homeless Assistance Reauthorization. The Senate passed S. 3117, for the Interstate Commission Child Support Enforcement. The Senate passed S. 2545, th…

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued their Judge David Souter Confirmation Hearing for the Supreme Court and heard from several panels of witnesses, including those who oppose and suppor…