Future of Social Security
Republican and Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the White House Conference on Social Security. They said they were confident that they could find a bipartisan way to reform the s…
38 viewsRepublican and Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the White House Conference on Social Security. They said they were confident that they could find a bipartisan way to reform the s…
38 viewsSenators debated a variety of topics including the Global Climate Treaty and education funding.
View in Congressional Chronicle138 viewsThe Senate spent much of it’s day in Morning Business. Morning Business is when lawmakers introduce bills or speak on any topic. Some of these topics were Education Policy, Year 2000 Compute…
View in Congressional Chronicle65 viewsThe Senate debated appropriation bills, a judicial nomination, and other topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle323 viewsIn the weekly Republican address, Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, criticized President Clinton’s proposals to use the budget surplus for certain federal …
20 viewsThe U.S. Senate met and took up a number of pieces of legislation. Senators voted on the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report, which authorized appropriations for the depart…
View in Congressional Chronicle123 viewsSenate Republicans responded to President Bill Clinton’s announcement today of the first balanced budget in 29 years. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), chair of the Senate Budget Committee, and …
44 viewsThe U.S. Senate met to debate DOD Authorization Act and other bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle119 viewsThe Senate convened on September 25, 1998 to debate, discuss, and vote on a bill to authorize H.R. 4057, which would allot $10.1 billion dollars in fiscal year 1999 for the Federal Aviation …
View in Congressional Chronicle85 viewsThe U.S. Senate met and continued debate on FAA Authorizations H.R. 4057. Members voted on a number of amendments to the bill. Senators also voted on cloture for S. 2176 Federal Vacancies Re…
View in Congressional Chronicle116 viewsA bankruptcy reform bill and an abortion related bill are debated in this Senate session.
View in Congressional Chronicle227 viewsThe U.S. Senate considered $13.4 billion in Interior Department spending for fiscal year 1999.
View in Congressional Chronicle88 viewsSeveral panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…
106 viewsThe senators made remarks and took questions about the investigation of president Bill Clinton and possible impeachment. The other topics were bankruptcy reform, our treaty with Russia, and …
78 viewsThe NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel discuss…
123 viewsThe United States Senate approved $47.5 billion Transportation Department spending for fiscal year 1999. They also debated home health care, credit unions and federal budget policy.
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