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The U.S. Senate met and conducted a period of Morning Business during which time members could speak on any topic. Members called for a quorum of Senators be present so they could conduct…

Senator Bob Dole R-Kansas and Senator Tom Daschle D-South Dakota, debated the federal budget negotiations.

In a brief Senate Session, Senate Majority Leader, Bob Dole R-Kansas and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle D-South Dakota discussed their efforts to resolve the partial government shutdown

Prior to a morning meeting on the federal budget, President Bill Clinton and Republican leaders spoke with reporters. The president also answered a question about an injured U.S. soldier in…

The Senate continued debate on the veto message on H.R.1058, the Securities Litigation Bill, the Welfare reform conference report and two consecutive roll call votes on those measures.…

Senator Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, talks with reporters about several issues, including the upcoming vote on the welfare reform conference report and the ongoing budget negotiations.

U.S. Senate debates a Balanced Budget bill. Because temporary funding expired, the government continues in a partial shutdown.

Minority Leader Richard Gephardt joined Minority Leader Tom Daschle in his daily news conference. They talked about the impact of the partial government shutdown and their desire to pass a…

The US Senate opened with prayer by Reverend Lloyd Ogilvie, Senate Chaplain. Then held speeches on morning business. Senate debated a bill to take court action to obtain notes from a…

Senators debated whether to subpoena documents relating to 1993 meeting between administration officials and attorneys concerning the Whitewater development. Senator Sarbanes offered a…

Democratic leaders responded to the Republican Conference’s decision to block any continuing resolution until a final budget agreement is reached. They criticized the Republicans for…

This Senate Session resumed with debate on sending Troops to Bosnia and the Defense authorization conference report being considered to authorize the Defense spending bill that was agreed to…

After meeting with President Bill Clinton about the budget, Vice President Al Gore and Democratic leaders brief reporters on the results of the meeting.

Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the issues in the budget negotiations before their meeting with President Clinton. They emphasized that the government should be reopened while…

Following a meeting with President Clinton and other congressional Democrats, the House and Senate Democratic leaders talked with reporters about budget negotiations.

Democratic leaders talked with reporters about federal budget negotiations.

Issues discussed in this Senate Session were Student Loans, the War powers Act for Bosnia, Government spending, Low-income energy assistance, and Defense Appropriations for 1996.

Senate leaders debated President Clinton’s latest offer in the federal budget negotiations. The government shut down at midnight the previous night.

The U.S. Senate met and discussed The Flag Desecration amendment among other things.