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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 United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches and state their views on the fast track funding bill.

The U.S. Senate met and continued debate on the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act. The bill titled S.830, sought to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public…

Senators James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) joined the Newspaper Roundtable segment of the Washington Journal. They talked about current news stories of interest to t…

Senate Session of September 17, 1997. Debate continues with regard to Interior and Military Construction spending, Arts Endowment spending,

The senate was in session. on this particular day they debated two Bills Designed to reduce the Deficit and Balance the federal budget.

The United States Senate met for morning business. members introduced bills and spoke on various topics. Senate continued debate on bills on State Department programs and back payments to U.…

The Senate passed a revised version an $8.6 billion spending bill, mainly for disaster aid in 35 states and for peacekeeping in Bosnia and Iraq. The new bill does not include the added provi…

A portion of Senate debate on supplemental appropriations legislation beginning at about 4:05 p.m. was shown. Senators debated the history of this bill and the president’s veto of the first …

Democratic Congressional Democrats, especially those from the northern plains, expressed their disapproval of the Republican leadership approach to supplemental appropriations for disaster …

The United States Senate considered campaign finance reform, disaster relief, and military funding for Bosnia/Iraq operations. They voted on an amendment to the disaster relief bill offered …

U.S. Senate continues debate on the Disaster Relief and Funding for Bosnia/Iraq Operations.

U.S. Senate begins the day with “Morning Business” which is an hour reserved for speeches on any subject and for routine business.

Before the Senate Appropriations Committee met to mark up the supplemental appropriations bill, Democratic Senators briefed reporters on their concerns about the bill. They expressed their h…

The Senate continued discussion on the Volunteer Protection Act, which prohibits lawsuits in certain cases for injuries caused by volunteers. A procedural vote on a motion to proceed to the …

The Senate met to discuss and vote on the nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Senate Minority Leader Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) and members of Congress from North and South Dakota talked about the President Clinton’s decision to declare the state’s a disaste…

The House met for morning business in pro forma session.