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Senator Durbin introduced Senator Moseley-Braun as the nominee for ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun testified regarding her qualifications for the amba…

Following his introduction by Senators Gramm, Feinstein, Boxer and Harkin, the committee questioned Mr. Manatt on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic. After a reco…

Witnesses testified about the day-to-day operations of the U.S. Capitol. Among the issues addressed were safety and security conditions in the Capitol as well a staffing issues.

The Senate rejected the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (51-48). It was the first Senate rejection of a treaty since the Treaty of Versailles was rejected in 1920.

Senators Bennett and Dodd talked to reporters about a report detailing the nation’s progress 100 days out from the year 2000. They stressed that the U.S. will not have wide-scale problems in…

Senators Dodd and Bennett talked about the nation’s readiness for dealing with the year 2000 computer problem. They related how their commission inspected government and private computer sys…