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The United States Senate met for morning business where any Senator can speak on any topic they want. Later on in the day, senators would continue debate on the fast track trade authority…

The U.S. Senate met to conduct morning business, a time when Senators can talk up to an hour on a topic of their choosing. They then had debate on IRS funding and surface transportation…

The Senate met to debate campaign finance reform.

The U.S. Senate discussed S11-56 the D.C. appropriations bill

Senate Session of September 17, 1997. Debate continues with regard to Interior and Military Construction spending, Arts Endowment spending,

The Senate took up debate on changes to the FDA approval process for drugs and medical devices. They also debated Interior department spending for fiscal year 98.

Senator Gordon Smith, R-Oregon, reacted to William Weld’s decision to withdraw his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He stressed that he supported Weld’s right to a hearing and…

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 98 spending bill. They took up debate on Agriculture and Transportation spending appropriations bills. President Bill Clinton would need to sign…

The Senate debated and voted on amendments to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. Note: This is an incomplete program

The Senate debates the Defense Authorization bill for FY 98.

Members of the U.S. Senate met to debate on various bills.

The Senate debated the the 1998 Budget Resolution.

During the Senate floor proceedings, Senators debated Worker Schedules and Overtime, Comp Time and Partial-Birth Abortion.

United States Senate session from May 14, 1997 with debate on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), “Partial-Birth” abortion, and change to the 1990 Conventional Forces in…

The U.S. Senate convened and talked about a variety of issues during morning business before turning to H.R. 1003, the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Bill. This bill would prohibit the use of…

The U.S. Senate met and continued debate on S. 104 the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Members voted on a number of amendments to the bill regarding…

The U.S. Senate, after morning business, continued debate on the Balanced Budget amendment. They also had debate on the nomination of Rodney Slater for Transportation Secretary.

Freshman Senator Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) delivered his first speech on the floor of the Senate. He spoke about ensuring a balanced budget by means of a Constitutional amendment.