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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) and New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen (D) announced the formation of a commission to keep the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses as the first presid…

In the newspaper roundtable, Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Bob Smith (R-NH) talked about current news stories of interest to them and the Senate agenda and took viewer calls.

Haley Barbour, the Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, testified before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about Republican fund-raising practices during the last ca…

Committee members debated and voted on immunity for five witnesses in the campaign finance investigation in a public session. Immunity for all five witnesses was granted.

The Senate debates the Defense Authorization bill for FY 98.

The Senate passed the intelligence authorization bill, which sets general funding levels for intelligence activities at 12 federal agencies and departments. Members also began debate on the …

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

Beginning about 5:05 p.m., Senator Smith voiced his opposition to the Daschle amendment to S.6, a bill to ban a certain type of abortion procedure known to many as “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 Senate met to debate Education for children with disabilities.

The Senate passed a bill dealing with federally-insured reverse mortgages, which provide older homeowners monthly income and credit lines using their homes as collateral.

The Senate continued consideration of the chemical weapons treaty.

United States Senate session on April 14, 1997 that included Morning Business and debate on the nuclear waste storage sites bill.

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 s…

The U.S. Senate reconvened and continued debate on the Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment. The Senate rejected the measure by 66 yeas to 34 nays, two-thirds of those Senators duly chos…

The Senate debated the balanced budget constitutional amendment measure, which includes an amendment by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that would waive this amendment during times of economic re…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: former Senator William Cohen (R-ME) for secretary of defense, and Madeline Albright for secretary of state.

The Senate majority and minority leaders introduced a number of bills covering the budget, crime, and agriculture policy.