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A tribute to justices Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter was held during a celebration of one hundred years of Zionism. Justice Breyer, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-New York, and oth…

The United States Senate voted to began debate on Fast Track Trade Authority. This allows the President submit international trade agreements for congressional vote amendment.

The U.S. Senate returned from an afternoon recess to debate the nomination of Charles Rossotti as IRS Commissioner. He was approved with a 92-0 vote. The Senate also worked on Fast Track Tra…

The Senate voted against limiting debate on a bill to allow tax-free savings accounts to pay for expenses at public, private, or religious schools. Members also voted in favor of allowing de…

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…

The U.S. Senate met to debate and vote on amendments to the Highway Reauthorization Act. They went into morning business where senators can talk about any topic they choose. They then debate…

Members of the U.S. Senate met to talk about the Highway Reauthorization bill.

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…

The Senate met to continue debate on Labor, Health, & Education Spending for Fiscal Year 1998.

Democratic Senators from New York Daniel Moynihan and Alfonse D’Amato criticized the president for using the line-item veto on a particular portion of the budget bill. This portion reimburse…

The US Senate debated an Agriculture spending Bill.

The Senate Government Affairs Committee heard testimony from a congressional commission on protecting and reducing government secrecy. They discussed the conclusions and recommendations of t…

Allen Weinstein talked about his book, Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case, which was originally published in 1978 and which Random House has recently republished in an updated edition.

Senators debated legislation to save $135 billion in entitlement programs over the next five years as part of a balanced budget plan. They stressed the importance of balancing the budget and…

The senate was in session. on this particular day they debated two Bills Designed to reduce the Deficit and Balance the federal budget.

Senators continue debate on a budget agreement, $135 billion in entitlement reductions.

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the tax provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the proposed cuts …

The Senate passed its second budget reconciliation bill, which reduces taxes by a net $85 billion over five years. The process is designed to reduce the deficit and reach a balanced budget b…