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The U.S. Senate met and began debate on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) took his oath of office after the resignation of Senator David Boren (D-OK).…

Senator Richard Shelby(R-Alabama) talked about his decision to change his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. His switch, announced the day after the 1994 election, gives the…

Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and John Palmer of Monitor Radio talked about news headlines, especially U.S. Haiti policy and midterm elections. Mortimer Zuckerman talked about…

Senators David Pryor and Richard Shelby discussed the Mitchell health care reform legislation and the ongoing Republican effort to slow the process down with an undeclared “filibuster.”…

The Senate debated Health Care Reform during this session.

Coverage of the U.S. Senate. The Senate debated health care reform and improving America’s schools.

During this portion Senate Banking Committee Hearing chaired by Senator Donald Riegle, D-Michigan, the Honorable Roger Altman, Deputy Treasure Secretary was questioned. The two-week long schedule…

The US Senate voted on a funding bill for the District of Columbia. Members also debated a funding bill for the Department of Transportation.

The U.S. Senate met and following a period of morning business, during which members may make minute long speeches on any topic, Senators continued debate on H.R. 4426, making…

The Senate met to debate the Product Liability Reform Act. There were no roll call votes scheduled. After debate, the senators proceeded with morning business.

The U.S. Senate met to debate the Defense Department Authorization bill.

During this Senate Session, members debated a concurrent budget resolution on the $1.5 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 1995 put forth by President Bill Clinton.

After morning business members resumed work on legislation designed to revitalize distressed communities. The Community Development Bill aimed to improve communities' access to capital,…

Following morning business, the Senate continued their legislative work on the National Competitiveness Act.

The Senate considered a proposal for a Balance Budget Constitutional Amendment.

The Senate met to debate a relief package for the California earthquake that was $8.6 billion. The earthquake was estimated to cause $30 billion in damages and also killed 61 people. Part…