Iran-Contra Investigation Day 28 Part 1
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to…
9,082 viewsLieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to…
9,082 viewsQuestioning of Oliver North continued, with many members of the committee making statements concerning patriotism, democracy, and the lessons of the Iran-Contra affair.
2,812 viewsFormer Senator David Boren talked about his book, A Letter to America. He questioned how long the United States, with only six percent of the world’s population, can remain a global superpow…
449 viewsFormer Senator David Boren (D-OK) talked about efforts by him and former Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA) to encourage a spirit of bipartisanship in the presidential campaigns, and to encourage candi…
107 viewsRobert Gates testified about his nomination as Secretary of Defense. The hearing focused on the conduct of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the future U.S. military ro…
678 viewsMembers of the Senate Intelligence Committee continued to question Robert Gates during Day 1 of his confirmation hearing for the position of CIA Director. Mr. Gates responded to questions ab…
454 viewsThe committee heard testimony in the first day of confirmation hearings for Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates, nominated to become Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Gates had…
443 viewsIn their final hearing, the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform members heard testimony from four different panels. The 32 member commission sought bipartisan agreement on lo…
71 viewsThe U.S. Senate conducted its' daily business including debate on a Campaign Finance Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle299 viewsSenate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-ME, and House Speaker Tom Foley, D-WA, spoke to reporters concerning the upcoming congressional agenda, including campaign finance reform and the Ge…
52 viewsThe U.S. Senate conducted its' daily business including a debate on the conference report for the Transportation Department Spending Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle152 viewsThe U.S. Senate met to debate Campaign Finance Reform.
View in Congressional Chronicle170 viewsThe Senate started with morning business, then they debated a motion to disagree with House Amendments to the Campaign Finance Reform Bill. They also considered several FY 1995 spending bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle157 viewsU.S. Senate debates resolution on Haiti.
View in Congressional Chronicle176 viewsSenators took the floor on Thursday, the third day of the hearings, to continue debating a proposal offered by Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine. The Mitchell Proposal aims to …
52 viewsHealth care reform and defense appropriations are the main debate topics in this session of the U.S. Senate.
View in Congressional Chronicle215 viewsThe United States Senate continued to work on a Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The Senate took up 8 votes for an Appropriations A…
View in Congressional Chronicle242 viewsMembers of the bipartisan group of senators attempting to find a compromise to the health care reform legislation, spoke with reporters following the release of Majority Leader Senator Georg…
67 viewsIn this U.S. Senate session, members continued debate on the Product Liability Reform Act S.687. The legislation was intended to provide a uniform standard of product liability law applicabl…
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