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Senators and Representatives spoke at the annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The tree was a 58-foot-tall balsam fir from Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest.

Coverage of the 104th Congress included a review of the week’s events on Capitol Hill, visits with Senator-elect Craig Thomas and Reprsentative-elect Steve Largent, and an interview with ret…

President Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS), Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME), and House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA) spoke with reporters about the passage of the Gen…

The United States Senate met for Morning Business. They also discussed the Gatt Trade Agreement.

Several senators paid tribute to outgoing Democratic Majority Leader Senator George Mitchell (D-ME). Senator Mitchell served twelve years in the U.S. Senate.

The U.S. Senate met and began debate on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) took his oath of office after the resignation of Senator David Boren (D-OK). T…

The group celebrated its 25th anniversary and presented its 10th annual award to Senator George Mitchell (D-Maine) for his efforts to preserve the environment over his law and legislative ca…

The guests, Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine and Cragg Hines of the Houston Chronicle, discussed the results of yesterday’s midterm elections and took questions from viewers. Topics included t…

Senator George Mitchell D-Maine Democratic Leader talked about the midterm election results and the importance of Republican and presidential cooperation. After his brief remarks, he took qu…

Senator George Mitchell D-Maine talked about the Democratic Party’s losses today. Senator Bob Dole R-Kansas spoke about ongoing election results.

At the close of election day, pairs of guests discussed voting results as they became available, and took questions from viewers. Live shots were shown occasionally of crowds in the Republic…

A rare Saturday Senate Session was held with the Conference Report on S. 21 The California Desert Protection Bill. This Bill would create over 7.5 million acres of desert wilderness areas in…

The Senate opened with prayer and then morning business. After the Quorum Call, they debated the Lobbying Reform. The Senate tried again to invoke cloture on the conference report S. 349, th…

Democratic congressional leaders talked about the accomplishments of the 1994 congressional session and the 103rd Congress in general. After their remarks, they took questions from the press…

The U.S Senate debated on a resolution authorizing troops in Haiti.

The Senate scheduled to debate the conference report for the Lobbying Reform Bill.

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-ME, talked about the Senate’s legislative agenda and reflected on his tenure in Washington. He was retiring after fourteen years in the Senate. Afte…

President Clinton, Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) and other congressional leaders spoke at a farewell tribute to Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine). The President called Sen. Mitc…

The Senate convened for Morning Business and considered H.R. 6, the Elementary and Secondary Education Authorization Act.

The United States Senate considered the nomination of Judge H. Lee Sarokin to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.