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The candidates debated about issues of national and local importance. They answered questions from those listening to the Switchboard radio broadcast.

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

The Senate debated appropriation bills, a judicial nomination, and other topics.

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 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…

The Senate voted on a veto override on partial birth abortion. They also debated on a bill that would ban the transportation of minors to other states for abortions.

A bankruptcy reform bill and an abortion related bill are debated in this Senate session.

The U.S. Senate convened to debate H.R. 629, the Texas-Maine-Vermont Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Act, passing with a vote of 78-15. They then moved on to work on a foreign…

Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Judiciary Committee Chairman and Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, discussed possible illegal campaign fundraising during the 1996 Clinton and Gore campaign.…

After discussions on Managed Health Care and the Little League World Series, The United States Senate continued it’s consideration of $12.6 billion dollars in foreign aid for fiscal year…

The U.S. Senate held a vote on the Conference Report on H.R. 4059, the Military Construction Appropriations Act. The military construction projects included barracks, roads, hospitals &…

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…

Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked with reporters concerning the investigation of the president.

United States Senate session on July 28, 1998 with a memorial to shooting victims at the U.S. Capitol

The July 13th, 1998 session of the U.S. Senate. Among other issues the primary issue debated was a private property and land use bill, S. 2271, the Private Property Rights Bill.

The Senate session debated Veterans and Housing spending.