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The Senate passed H.R. 5835, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 1602, to amend th…

Viewers react to the president’s address to the joint session of Congress. Members of Congress are interviewed at the capital building rotunda and to get their immediate reaction to the pres…

The president and congressional leaders answer reporters' questions about Federal budget negotiations which will take place at Andrews Air Force Base. Leaders wanted a budget of 50 billion d…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2884, for appropriations for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for 1991.

The Senate debated and passed H.R. 5019, Energy and Water Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1991 and S. 2952, the Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 1991.

The Senate passed S. 2830, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, to regulate agriculture. The Senate passed H.R. 4872, to establish the National Advisory Council on the…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2830, to regulate agriculture. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of amendments, as well as a further unanimous-co…

Republican budget experts discussed ways of balancing the U.S. budget with reporters and the head of the Congressional Budget Office.

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4328 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1991 and 1992 for the customs and trade agencies. The Senate agreed to the conference report on S…

The Senate passed H.R. 5149, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The Senate passed H.R. 4525, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. The Senate passed S. 2461, the Drug Treatme…

This is a portion of the Senate session in which they passed S. 566 the National Affordable Housing Act, to achieve more affordable housing and increase home ownership.

The Senate passed H.R. 3045, the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act. The Senate rejected S.J. Res. 332, proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution authorizing the Congress and the state…

The Senate resumed consideration of S. 566, the National Affordable Housing Act. The Senate rejected H.R. 20, the Federal Employees' Political Activities Act.

The Senate passed H.R. 770, the Family and Medical Leave Act.

In an excerpt from the floor of the Senate on Flag Day, members offered their opinions on a proposed constitutional amendment to make illegal flag burning and desecration.

Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) attended a luncheon at the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington D.C. He gave remarks on the ongoing budget talks between Congress and the George H.W. Bush admini…

Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas) discusses the economics of trade at a meeting of the American International Automobile Dealers Association.

The U.S. Senate debated S. 135, Hatch Act reform amendments.

In an excerpt from the Senate floor session, members debated the Gramm amendment to S.135. S.135 Revision to the Hatch Act Amendments would revise that Hatch Act so that federal government c…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4404 to make dire emergency supplemental appropriations. Eleven amendments were adopted to the bill, with three amendments adopted by recorded vote…