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Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) read a letter written by the staff of outgoing Minority Whip, Sen Wendell Ford (D-KY), as a tribute to him on his retirement from the Senate.

Senator Daschle responded to reporters' questions about the Senate phase of the impeachment proceedings. Mr. McCurry responded to reporters' questions about his perspective on the…

Senate Minority leader, Tom Daschle D-South Dakota and House Minority Leader, Richard Gephardt D-Missouri, spoke to reporters about the Iraq airstrike and the impeachment of President Bill…

President Clinton and others discussed the problems related to Social Security. They stated that there is no larger challenge in this country that to save Social Security for younger Americans. They…

Vice President Al Gore spoke about the working relationship that both the president and he had with the 105th Congress. Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) talked about the last election and about…

Senator Daschle and some newly elected senators talked about the agenda of the 106th Congress. After their prepared remarks they responded to questions from reporters.

Democratic members of Congress discussed legislation on the patients bill of rights. They focused on how the bill would put health care back in the hands of doctors and not insurance…

Congressional Democratic leaders Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Representative Richard Gephardt (D-MO) talked with reporters about the election results. They spoke about their agenda for…

President Clinton met with House and Senate Democratic leaders to discuss the results of Tuesday’s elections and the legislative agenda for the next session of Congress.

Democratic leaders and candidates urged constituents to vote in the next day’s election. They said that voter turnout was critical to winning the election. Senator Johnson introduced House…

Coverage of the house of representatives.

The candidates debated about issues of national and local importance.

The candidates debated about issues of national and local importance. They answered questions from the moderator.

President Clinton and Democratic leaders talked about a budget compromise they had reached with the Republican majority. They were pleased that the budget included increased levels of…

Democratic leaders and the president discussed their sucesses in negotiating a federal budget. They were particularly proud of their ability to get more funding for education and farm aid.…

Democratic leaders talked with reporters and said that the Republican leadership agreed to a provision that would put more money into public education which would be used to hire more…

House and Senate democratic leaders discussed the congressional session that was just ended. They criticized the Republicans' record for the past 2 year session and put forth what they…

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and other members talked with reporters about a compromise agreement reached with Republicans over a farm relief bill. They were pleased that the bill provided an…

After Morning Business The senate received an update on the Omnibus Spending Bill.

The Senate spent much of it’s day in Morning Business. Morning Business is when lawmakers introduce bills or speak on any topic. Some of these topics were Education Policy, Year 2000…