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The United States Senate met for morning business and later debated the 1994 Crime Bill and Brady Handgun Bill.

The United States Senate debated the Independent Counsel Reauthorization bill and the 1994 Crime Bill.

The U.S. Senate continued debate on S. 1607, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, also known as the Crime Bill. Time was spent debating Senator Diane Feinstein’s…

The United State Senate debate on the Ethics Committee’s Subpoena of Senator Robert Packwood’s(R-Oregon) Diaries.

The U.S. Senate debated the Indoor Clean Air Act.

The U.S Senate returned to debate the Fiscal Year 1994 Interior Appropriations Conference Report.

The Senate committee heard testimony on violence on television and its effect on children and public safety. Witnesses include the Attorney General, advocacy groups and television networks.…

The Senate Finance committee heard testimony from witnesses concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement and the long-term effects of congressional approval. Administration officials…

Democratic Senators opposing NAFTA approached a microphone to state their opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Following opening statements by each senator, they took…

Senator Hollings, chairman of the Senate Commerce committee and long standing opponent of the North American Free Trade Agreement, spoke in a news conference to announce the introduction of…

U.S. Senate held a session that discussed the President’s Budget Plan.

In an excerpt, senators debated the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which passed the previous evening by a narrow margin in the House of Representatives. Supporters of the bill emphasized its…

The Senate debated the nomination of Joycelyn Elders for United States Surgeon General. No Video - 2:54:51-2:57:09

In an excerpt from the session of the Senate, senators debated the confirmation of Surgeon General nominee Joycelyn Elders. Opponents of the confirmation read public statements of Dr.…

The Senate debated the nominations of Thomas Payzant for assistant secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Sheldon Hackney for chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities,…

The U.S Senate deliberated a scaled back version of the National Service Bill.

The Senate began with morning business, then continued consideration on the Appropriations bill for the Commerce Department, the Justice Department, and State Department. Speeches began with…

A Senate session consider a spending bill for the District of Columbia. Senator Akaka began with a brief proposal for Aquaculture farming. Then the appropriations bill was described, the only…

The U.S. Senate met and began a period of morning business, during which members made speeches on a number of topics including line item veto, small business protections, and many others.…

The U.S Senate discuss Executive Branch Nominations.