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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), incoming Assistant Majority Leader, talked about the priorities for the 108th Congress. He also responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic…

Senate Republicans announce the results of their leadership elections for the next Congress. Speakers included the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), incoming…

Members of the House-Senate Conference Committee announced that they had negotiated an agreement on a final version of election reform legislation. They also answered reporters' questions.

In a portion of a four-hour hearing, committee members heard testimony from Professor McConnell, a University of Utah professor nominated by President Bush to serve on the 10th Circuit…

Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas) talked about the threat of terrorism, the threat of Iraqi weapons development, and preserving the ideals of capitalism and democracy. Following his remarks he…

The Senate Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. They voted 10 to 9 along partisan lines not to forward her…

Judge Priscilla Owen testified about her qualifications for an appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and her interpretations of law while a justice on the Texas Supreme Court.…

House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Senator Mitch McConnell received the Defender of Freedom Award from the James Madison Center for Free Speech. The honorees spoke about the Republican…