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Vice President Al Gore returned from Japan and the Kyoto Global Climate Change Conference and reported on what occurred. The vice president acknowledged the leadership provided by Senator Li…

Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John Chafee (R-RI) talked with reporters about the objectives of the Congressional Task Force on Health Care Quality. The bicameral, bipartisan group, with …

The Senate met to debate Financial Year 1998 appropriations.

The Senate met on November 6, 1997 to discuss and debate the judicial nomination of Ronald Gilman to become Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit of Tennessee, defense programs, and a final bi…

President Bill Clinton addressed a meeting of the Democratic Leadership Conference. He talked about fast-track legislation, the budget deficit reduction and the economy. President Clinton sa…

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…

Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) moderated the panel which talked about the advantages of fast-track trade authority. Commerce Secretary William D…

Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) opened this meeting of the Democratic Leadership Conference. He talked about the immediate and specific legislative goals that the organization has, …

The Senate is considering $820 million in spending for the District of Columbia in FY 98.An amendment is offered by Senator Dan Coats, R-Indiana, and Senator Joseph Lieberman, D-Connecticut.…

The U.S. Senate met and resumed consideration of S. 25, to reform the financing of Federal elections. Members debated a number of amendments and measures on the bill including an attempt to…

The U.S. Senate discussed S11-56 the D.C. appropriations bill

The Senate continued debate on a $269 billion Labor, Health and Education spending bill for Fiscal Year '98.

Blanquita Cullum hosts a radio program from Washington, D.C. which is syndicated on Radio America Network. Senators Joseph Lieberman and James Inhofe as well as Rep. Dan Burton joined the pr…

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…

Committee members debated and voted on immunity for five witnesses in the campaign finance investigation in a public session. Immunity for all five witnesses was granted.

After the first day of testimony by Richard Sullivan, committee members met to talk about whether to grant John Huang limited immunity so he would appear before the committee. Senator Fred T…

Senator Joseph Lieberman, D-Connecticut, talked about the campaign finance investigation and his position in the middle between the Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Governmental Affai…

Several senators voiced their disappointment with the changed television ratings system which will go into effect in October. He claimed that the new system is still too vague and that the a…

This Senate session debates the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 98.

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee members discussed the issuing of more subpoenas and immunities for witnesses in the campaign finance investigation. This committee is looking into campa…