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United States Senate Session for October 7 1998 First Morning Business then procedural Votes on Internet Commerce and Financial Bills, the debate on Veterans and Housing.

The U.S. Senate considered $13.4 billion in Interior Department spending for fiscal year 1999.

Several panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues…

The NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel…

The Senate is in morning business when Senators introduce bills and speak on any topic. During a quorum call, near the end of the session, a White House press briefing with press secretary…

The Senate continues to debate tobacco legislation.

Panelists discussed the lessons learned from the Cold War and the current state of U.S.-German relations. After their prepared remarks the panelists responded to questions from the audience.

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed challenges facing Medicare and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system.

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed the challenges facing Medicare, and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system. They testified that challenges are not…

The US Senate conducted Morning Business and then legislated Iran Missile Sanctions and ISTEA.

The Senate met for Morning business and then debate on a bill to restructure the I.R.S.

April 30th, 1998 session of the U.S. Senate. Debate centered on NATO funding, expansion, and deployments.

The Senate met to continue debate on NATO Expansion to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

In the second set of hearings by the bipartisan commission, health economists said that Medicare is not as good as most private health insurance because it does not cover some items such as prescription drugs. A panel…

Live coverage of the U.S. Senate.

The National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare met to hear testimony on the demographic changes in the U.S. population which would impact the Medicare program. This was the…