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The Senate delegation spoke to reporters after returning from a trip to the Middle East during which the delegation’s members spoke to Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, and Israeli leaders, and…

Senators headed to the Persian Gulf spoke to the press in a news briefing at Andrews Air Force Base. The group of Senators wanted to get a status report on US troops in the region and to…

Senate Democrats challenged President Bush’s Persian Gulf policy and questioned the need for immediate offensive military action to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Senators demanded a greater role in…

Senator Richard Shelby (D-Alabama) spoke about U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf and commented on the role of the president and Congress in determining that policy. He also answered viewer…

Senate Armed Services Committee held hearing looking at the funding and progress of the B-2 Bomber program. Air Force Secretary Donald Rice testified to the committee on the funding and…

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 334, reaffirming United States policy regarding the independence of the Baltic States. The Senate continued consideration of S. 3167, to cut Social Security…

The Senate session continued.

The Senate passed S. 2884, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY91 after adopting the Bingaman and Warner amendments and rejecting the Bumpers and Kerry amendments. The…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2830, to regulate agriculture. The Senate considered S.Res. 311, the Ethics Committee Recommendation on Senator David Durenberger. The committee…

The Senate passed H.R. 770, the Family and Medical Leave Act.

In an excerpt from the floor of the Senate on Flag Day, members offered their opinions on a proposed constitutional amendment to make illegal flag burning and desecration.

The Senate passed S. 2533 to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The act extended the civil penalty assessment demonstration program. The Senate also passed H.R. 1805, Federal Employees' Life…

Secretary Cheney testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and outlined the Defense Department’s proposed plan to cut $34.8 billion in purchases of sophisticated aircraft, including…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1594, Miscellaneous and Technical Changes to Various Trade Laws.

The Senate passed H.R. 7, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The Senate passed S. 2364, to authorize supplemental economic assistance to support democracy in Panama,…

This was the second in a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Export Administration Act, which was to expire on September 30, 1990. The law authorizes the president to control…

The committee considered the nomination of Timothy Ryan, Jr. to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision at the Treasury Department. That office regulates more than 2600 savings and…

The committee reviewed the progress made in implementing a new administration strategy for responding to the third world debt problem, presented by Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady…

This hearing examines the impact of the Defense Department’s Management Report on Logistics Programs.

The committee met in open session to hear testimony regarding the implications of the changing threat, the operational requirements of the strategic commanders, and their military strategy.