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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.…

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

Senate Democrats briefed reporters on why they oppose the welfare reform conference report. They all vowed to vote against it when it comes to the Senate floor now that the House has passed…

Republican and Democratic Senators who agree on the need to balance the budget in seven years using CBO economic projections. They briefed reporters on their proposal which would meet these…

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…

Mr. Panetta was on Capitol Hill to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to talk about budget issues. Many government agencies will be closed Monday because of the breakdown in federal…

A bipartisan group of 12 senators announced a new proposal for balancing the federal budget in seven years. They worked to agree on numbers from the Congressional Budget Office which…

Following appearances on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” senators spoke with reporters about continuing resolution negotiations.

Members of the US Senate met to debate several bills and amendments.

Senate Democratic leaders criticized the Senate Republican budget reconciliation proposal. They also briefed reporters about the amendments they would offer in several areas, including…

This was a hearing by the House & Senate Welfare Conference Committee on Welfare Reform Legislation. Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas was the Chairman and Senator William Roth,…

The U.S. Senate met to debate and vote on amendments to the Job Training Bill.

U.S. Senate members talk about and debate Federal Jobs Training Programs.

Democratic Senators talked to reporters about the impact of Republican Medicare and Medicaid proposals on beneficiaries. They accused the Republicans of lying about several aspects of their…

The U.S. Senate returned after weekly party lunches to debate welfare reform. With a vote of 87-12, H.R. 4, the Welfare Reform Act passed. The Senate then moved on to debate agriculture…

Congressional Democrats responded to Republican plans to change the Medicare system. They criticized the Republicans for keeping the plan secret and restricting hearings on it.