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The U.S. Senate continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.

First Lady Hillary Clinton talked about the President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal at a health care forum in Kansas City, Missouri. She stated that the president will not supp…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

At the Dole/Kemp Presidential campaign rally, supporters listened to Jack Kemp, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, and Bob Dole, Republican Presidential Candidate. The Republican Candid…

The Senate continued debate on a fiscal year 1997 budget plan.

The Senate debated several bills, including a repeal of the 1993 increase to the federal gas tax, an increase to the federal minimum wage a bill, and a measure to change federal law regulati…

The Senate voted against invoking cloture on the White House Travel Office Legal Payments Act.

The Senate met for morning business, with no legislative business or votes scheduled.

The Senate passed a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government for 3 1/2 weeks. The bill funds most of five fiscal year 1996 spending bills until April 24. The current temporar…

Senator Bob Dole and members of Congress spoke before a crowd of Dole For President supporters.

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 1996 spending bills. Some government departments had been operating on temporary bills since the beginning of the fiscal year on October 1, 1995. The…

The Senate worked on a new agriculture policy.

The Senate continued to debate a solution to the partial federal government shutdown.

The Senate continued debate on the veto message on H.R.1058, the Securities Litigation Bill, the Welfare reform conference report and two consecutive roll call votes on those measures. Afte…

The Senate debated and passed the Whitewater Subpoena Resolution, which directs Senate lawyers to begin a civil court case to order these notes be turned over.