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Senate Democratic leaders talked with reporters about an agreement reached on the 1997 federal budget. They blamed the Republican leadership for appropriations bills not being passed yet. Th…

The Senate was in recess so the democraticts could attend the bicamrel caucus then they were to continue the abortion debate.

The United States Senate met to discuss the Partial-Birth Abortion Bill as well as Fiscal Year 1997 Temporary Spending Bill.

After meeting with President Bill Clinton about the U.S. response to Iraqi moves against the Kurds, Democratic leaders talked about U.S. policy on Iraq.

The senate meet to debate water and energy bills.

The U.S. Senate opened with prayer by Rev. Lloyd Oglivie, Senate Chaplain. The Senate members debated the Foreign Aid Spending bill with 30 minutes on each side. The Senate voted on over 5 a…

The senate is considering a bill to make changes to the federal welfare programs.

The senate meets today to cover regular senate business the topics were open to their decisions.

On this day, after a period of Morning Business, when Senators may speak on any subject they desire, they took up the Campaign Finance Reform Bill. No votes were scheduled for the balance of…

The Senate debated defense spending.

On the first day of hearings on the freedom of information act, committee members heard testimony from federal officials, persons who have tried to obtain information via the act, and others…

Members of the Senate Commerce & Science Subcommittee heard testimony concerning legislation that would change a federal law prohibiting U.S. computer companies from selling data encryption …

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) briefed reporters on the need to outlaw anti-personnel land mines. He criticized President Clinton’s newly announced policy of discontinuing the U.S. use of…