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The Senate rejected the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (51-48). It was the first Senate rejection of a treaty since the Treaty of Versailles was rejected in 1920.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The committee heard testimony on the ability of the United States to verify low-level…

In an unprecedented meeting of four committees, witnesses testified about restructuring the Department of Energy. The restructuring plan would establish an Agency for Nuclear Stewardship to…

Senate Session for May 27th, 1999. One of the key issues debated was the budget for FY 2000 Defense Spending.

Congressional negotiators talked about how to combine three emergency spending measures for military action in Yugoslavia, other defense spending, and aid to disaster victims in Central…

Senators Richard Shelby(R-AL) and Bob Kerry (D-NE) released an Intelligence Committee report on the alleged transfer of missile technology to China. They told reporters that this transfer would…

The Senate voted on amendments to a bill that changed laws governing the financial services industry. It would let banks, investment, and insurance companies compete or merge.

The Senate debates a financial services bill and vote on a Democratic amendment.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) talked to the press about the events in Yugoslavia and issues concerning U.S. research laboratories following allegations of Chinese espionage. He went on to…

Following a closed door meeting, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced hearings about the allegations of espionage at the Los Alamos Laboratory. Committee members talked about the…

Transportation Secretary Richard Slater testified about transportation appropriations for the fiscal year 2000. Among other transportation issues he described the department’s plans to…