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Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman served as the emcee for the annual Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The Capital City Children’s Chorus; the Capitol Four, a group of four Repub…

The Senate met to debate Financial Year 1998 appropriations.

After talking with President Clinton about the accomplishments of the first session of the 105th Congress, Senators Lott and Daschle talked briefly with reporters.

After Congress adjourned sine die until late January, Senators Lott and Daschle talked briefly with President Clinton about the accomplishments of the first session of the 105th Congress.

The United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches and to vote on three spending bills.

The United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches. Senators would then vote on four spending bills and resume debate on the fast track authority bill.

The United States Senate met for morning business where any Senator can speak on any topic they want. Later on in the day, senators would continue debate on the fast track trade authority an…

The Senate met on November 6, 1997 to discuss and debate the judicial nomination of Ronald Gilman to become Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit of Tennessee, defense programs, and a final bi…

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), expressed their support for Bill Lann Lee, who is also from California, to be the next Assistant Atto…

In a portion of his daily briefing, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle briefed reporters on the Senate legislative agenda and other political issues. He focused on fast-track legislation, re…

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) briefed reporters on the Senate legislative agenda and other political issues. He focused on Iraq, fast-track legislation, and completing appropriations bills amon…

After meeting with administration officials, Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and other Senate Democrats announced their support for fast-track trade negotiating authority for the president. Both …

The Senate voted against limiting debate on a bill to allow tax-free savings accounts to pay for expenses at public, private, or religious schools. Members also voted in favor of allowing de…

The U.S. Senate debated the nomination of Charles Siragusa to be a District Court Judge in New York. His nomination passed with a vote of 98-0. Later debate began on S.1292, a bill to overtu…

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, under agreement with Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, announced that the Senate would debate campaign finance reform no l…

After their meeting with Chinese President Jiang, congressional leaders talked briefly with reporters. They talked about what they asked Jiang and his responses to their questions in mostly …

The U.S. Senate considered the nomination of William Kennard to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His nomination passed with a vote of 99-1. They then worked on the budge…

After morning business, the Senate voted to end debate for the Highway Reauthorization Bill. Later in the day the senate voted $13.8 billion on Interior spending. It’s one of the 13 appropri…

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) briefed reporters on the Senate agenda and other political issues. He talked about disagreement over a firm date for debating campaign finance refor…

The Senate approved an extension of temporary funding for approximately half of government programs. The money was needed because several of the 13 annual appropriations bills had still not …