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The U.S. Senate met and following a period of Morning Business senators continued debate on various appropriations bills. Members debated on H.R. 2127, making appropriations for the Departme…

Issues discussed in this Senate Session were Student Loans, the War powers Act for Bosnia, Government spending, Low-income energy assistance, and Defense Appropriations for 1996.

Democratic members of Congress talked with reporters about the possible shutdown of the federal government and their proposal to not pay congressional members' salaries if a shutdown occurs.

The U.S. Senate debated S1316, Safe Drinking Water Bill

The Senate considered a bill that would terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).

The US Senate conducted Morning Business. No Legislative Business was conducted on the day.

Secretary Riley and several Democratic senators talked with reporters about the direct student loan program in relation to the budget reconciliation plan.

Secretary Glickman and the Agriculture Department began a series of hearings on the Agriculture Bill. House and Senate Committees have already developed recommendations for adjusting agricul…

The Senate met to debate the many amendments to the Budget Reconciliation Bill before casting their votes.

In this final hour of debate, Senators debate the budget reconciliation bill designed to balance the budget over the next seven years. The Senate passed the bill early Saturday morning by a …

President Bill Clinton spoke to supporters following a tribute to him by Iowa Democrats. The president talked about his vision for America, and his desire to secure the future for nation’s y…

Participants paid tribute to the Clinton administration, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the Haitian people for their support of democracy in Haiti. They also talked about life has cha…

Senate Democrats unveiled their Medicare reform plan to reporters. It is designed to save $89 billion in changes to Medicare Part A benefits in order to ensure the solvency of the trust fund…