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The Senate met to debate Financial Year 1998 appropriations.

Several Senators and other speakers addressed the annual dinner of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. They talked about the importance of a “veto-proof Senate” and the importance of the…

The U.S. Senate debated the nomination of Charles Siragusa to be a District Court Judge in New York. His nomination passed with a vote of 98-0. Later debate began on S.1292, a bill to overturn…

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, under agreement with Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, announced that the Senate would debate campaign finance reform no…

United States Senate session on October 23, 1997 with debate on Highway Reauthorization and Temporary Fiscal Year 1998 spending.

After his appearance on “Meet the Press,” Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talked briefly to reporters about his ideas on campaign finance reform and the campaign finance investigation. He…

After the Senate came in they voted to end a filibuster on the Campaign Finance reform bill. The also worked on the $145 billion Highway Authorization Act and the District of Columbia…

This SENATE SESSION considered CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM & TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

The U.S. Senate considered a motion to invoke cloture on S. 25, the Campaign Finance reform bill.

Senate leaders talked to reporters about the cloture vote on the McCain-Feingold Bill. Republican Senators stressed that this campaign finance reform measure violates free speech.…

After a failed cloture vote on the McCain-Feingold bill, senators debated the schedule for continuing debate on campaign finance reform.

The Senate met to debate campaign finance reform.

Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, criticized the Clinton administration for campaign fund-raising practices. He said that the current campaign laws should be enforced before new laws are passed,…

The U.S. Senate met and resumed consideration of S. 25, to reform the financing of Federal elections. Members debated a number of amendments and measures on the bill including an attempt to…

In an excerpt beginning at about 12:08 p.m., senators debated a modified version of the Campaign Finance Reform legislation offered by Republican Senator John McCain, R- Arizona and Senator…

The U.S. Senate discussed Campaign Finance Reform

Senator Mitch McConnell and others criticized the federal government’s practice of awarding federal highway contracts based on racial criteria. He stressed that he would ensure a vote on…

The U.S. Senate reconvened and after a brief period of Morning Business speeches returned to debate on Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act. The Act under the title S.830 moved to…

At about 1 p.m., Senator Lott offered to bring up the McCain-Feingold bill with an amendment on union dues to be offered by Senator Lott before the end of the first session. Senator Daschle…