Senate Democratic Leadership
After their elections, Senate Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the agenda for the 105th Congress. They talked about several items on their agenda, which included education and ca…
126 viewsAfter their elections, Senate Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the agenda for the 105th Congress. They talked about several items on their agenda, which included education and ca…
126 viewsThe guests discussed the makeup of the 105th Congress, including races which will have runoff elections in December because of redistricting.
173 viewsC-SPAN covered the 1996 election results through interviews with journalists and political analysts, local news broadcasts from around the nation and viewer telephone calls. Several presiden…
1,146 viewsThe race between incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler and Democratic Representative Tim Johnson was profiled through coverage of a Pressler stop at a lumber yard in Hill City and Rep.…
481 viewsRep. Durbin, Al Salvi, a former state legislator, and Robin Miller debated state and national issues. They took questions from a panel of journalists and the audience. They also made opening…
197 viewsRepresentative Dick Durbin, democrat from Illinois, and Albert Salvi, a former state legislator, spoke about state and national issues at the Coles County fairgrounds. Each candidate spoke f…
167 viewsC-SPAN’s Road to the Capital focused on the Minnesota Senate race between Democrat Senator Paul Wellstone and Republican Rudy Boschwitz, the man whom he defeated in 1990. Mr. Boschwitz campa…
334 viewsSeveral races in Georgia were profiled, which included Speaker Newt Gingrich’s re-election bid in the 8th district and the campaign to replace Senator Nunn, who was retiring after four terms…
202 viewsUnited States House of Representatives debated whether to override President Bill Clinton’s veto of H.R. 1833, a bill which would ban a certain type of abortion procedure, which is usually p…
457 views"Road to the Capitol looked at the Illinois Senate race between Representative Dick Durbin and Al Salvi.
199 viewsAfternoon session speeches were followed by a march by the Democratic women members of Congress.
488 viewsFirst Lady of the United States to the 42nd President, Bill Clinton addressed a meeting of the Illinois delegation. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a Chicago native herself. She talked about her h…
787 viewsSpeakers at the afternoon session of the Democratic National Convention included Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY)…
575 viewsThe House was in Morning Hour on this day, and no legislative business was conducted during this time. Members were recognized to speak on any subject they wihsed.
View in Congressional Chronicle81 viewsThe U.S. House debates District of Columbia spending for fiscal year 1997.
View in Congressional Chronicle198 viewsUnited States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.
View in Congressional Chronicle925 viewsOn this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …
View in Congressional Chronicle788 views