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The Senate Defense Subcommittee on the Defense Industry and Technology held a hearing about the future of the semiconductor industry.

The Senate passed H.R.3610 making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of DC for FY90. The…

Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) the spoke on the impeachment of federal judge Alcee Hastings. Senator Bingaman chaired the Senate committee which looked into the impeachment Hastings. The Senate…

The Senate, sat as a court of impeachment in the matter of the impeachment of Judge Alcee L. Hastings of the Southern District of Florida, found him guilty on Articles I-V, and VII-IX of…

The Senate passed S. 978 to authorize the establishment within the Smithsonian Institution of the National Museum of the American Indian, to establish a memorial to the American Indian. The…

The Senate passed S. 1364 to establish a Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives. The Senate passed S. 1709 to provide interim extensions of…

The Senate passed S. 974, to designate certain lands in the State of Nevada as wilderness. The Senate passed H.R. 2987, to transfer a certain program with respect to child abuse from title…

Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for President George H.W. Bush’s nominee, General Colin Powell, to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell served as Ronald…

The Senate continued consideration of S.1352, the Department of Defense Authorization Bill, FY 1990. Several amendments came to the floor: Nunn, Harkin, Symms, Armstrong, Glenn and…

The Senate Impeachment Trial Committee held an evidentiary hearing for the impeachment of Judge Alcee Hastings, who was charged with conspiracy to accept a bribe, perjury, and undermining the…

The committee heard evidentiary testimony for the impeachment of Judge Alcee Hastings.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1352, to authorize appropriations for FY90 and FY91 for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels.

The Senate Committee held an evidentiary hearing on the articles of impeachment for Judge Alcee Hastings. Note: There is a short break during the program.

The Senate considered several pieces of legislation to deal with bill S.1160 which deals with the State Department Authorization.

The committee continued hearing testimony from public witnesses. The prior testimony of Madeline Petty was also admitted into evidence.

The attorneys for Judge Alcee Hastings requested the production of the prior testimony of Jimmy Harmon. Special Agent William Murphy continued his testimony.

In this Evidentiary Hearing, the committee began the hearing by discussing whether to sustain the chairman’s ruling on admission of Neal Sonnett’s testimony about his April 13, 1981,…

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 151, to express the sense of the Senate on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the Texas statute prohibiting the desecration of…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 5, to provide for a federal program for the improvement of child care, taking action on a proposed amendment.

The Senate session continued after a recess to attend weekly party caucus luncheons. Members worked on H.R. 1722, the Natural Gas Deregulation Act.