Senate Session
The U.S. Senate continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle363 viewsThe U.S. Senate continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle363 viewsSenators commemorated the 200th Anniversary of the Constitution, and by extension the Senate. Members convened in the Old Senate Chamber before moving to the current Chamber. The Congression…
508 viewsThe Senate met for Morning Business, which is a time when members may speak on any subject of their choosing or introduce bills. The major topic of discussion was the FY 1997 Budget Resoluti…
View in Congressional Chronicle98 viewsThe Senate continued debate on an illegal immigration reform bill, with votes on amendments happening throughout the day. The measure would increase the number the of border patrol agents an…
View in Congressional Chronicle165 viewsThe Senate passed the conference report, or final version, of the $47 billion seven-year farm bill. The bill would phase out farm subsidies over the seven-year period. Senators also defeated…
View in Congressional Chronicle182 viewsThe U.S. Senate met to discuss amendments to HR 1296, The Presidio Act. They also discussed the Line Item Veto.
View in Congressional Chronicle236 viewsRepublican Political Campaign advertisements from Senator Bob Dole, R-Kansas, Senator Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, Morry Taylor, and Lamar Alexander.
246 viewsIn the last debate before the New Hampshire primary, eight Republican candidates answered questions on various issues. Each candidate received 75 seconds for an opening statement, 90 seconds…
1,225 viewsRepublican presidential candidates talked to Mr. Mickelson and took questions from callers and C-SPAN viewers on the day of the Iowa caucus.
246 viewsCampaign clips from the 1996 Presidential campaign were shown.
96 viewsThe Senate considered a substitute version to the farm bill that would pay crop subsidies to farmers through a new seven-year program. Forty percent of the annual subsidy payments would come…
View in Congressional Chronicle178 viewsThe Senate worked on a new agriculture policy.
View in Congressional Chronicle97 viewsPresidential campaign activities this week included Senator Bob Dole R-Kansas stops near Derry, New Hampshire and President Clinton’s weekend trip through Concord and Manchester.
75 viewsCampaign advertisements for the Republican candidates were shown. Mr. Forbes held a campaign reception in Mason City, Iowa.
87 viewsCampaign activites this week included several candidates in New Hampshire. Mr. Forbes took reporters' questions after getting the endorsement of a former Senator Gordon Humphrey. Senator Gra…
114 viewsThe Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television sponsored a forum before a large audience for the Republican presidential candidates to debate campaign issues. After their prepared remark…
1,066 viewsRepublican presidential candidates spoke to New Hampshire Republicans at a state party fundraiser. Each candidate was allowed eight minutes to speak. Senator Bob Dole, R-Kansas, Majority Lea…
122 viewsPresidential campaign activities included a Forbes fundraiser in New York and an interview with Ross Perot.
154 viewsThe 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…
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