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Senate Democrats challenged President Bush’s Persian Gulf policy and questioned the need for immediate offensive military action to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Senators demanded a greate…

The Senate passed S. 3049, to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The Senate passed H.R. 29, to amend the Clayton Act regarding interlocking director…

The Senate passed H.R. 4521, to establish a hydrogen research and development program. The Senate passed S. 2385, establishing the National Forest Foundation. The Senate passed H.R. 5567, to…

The Senate passed H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 5769, making appropriations…

The Senate session continued.

Senate Armed Services Committee held hearing looking at the funding and progress of the B-2 Bomber program. Air Force Secretary Donald Rice testified to the committee on the funding and prog…

By 90 yeas to 9 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of David H. Souter of New Hampshire as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Committee members made their final statements either for or against the confirmation of Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court. The committee voted 13 to 1 to recommend Judge Souter’s conf…

The Senate Judiciary Committee, as part of their confirmation hearings of Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court, heard from representatives of national law enforcement organizations who sp…

Representatives of various legal or gay organizations testified against the Souter confirmation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued their Judge David Souter Confirmation Hearing for the Supreme Court and heard from several panels of witnesses, including those who oppose and suppor…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from panelists who either testified in support of Judge David Souter’s confirmation to the Supreme Court or who expressed concerns for his confirmation. …

Women’s rights activists testified in opposition to the Souter confirmation.

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held Day 4 of Souter’s Confirmation. Former colleagues of Judge Souter spoke in favor of his confirmation. Senator Joe Biden, Jr. chaired the hearing.

Leaders of civil rights groups opposed Judge Souter’s confirmation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from panelists supported Judge Souter’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Panelists stated that the burden of proof against the confirmation of Judge So…

Witnesses supporting “pro-choice” for abortion gave testimony opposing Judge Souter’s confirmation, fearing that he would not fully endorse a constitutional right to privacy relating to repr…

In Judge Souter’s final appearance before the committee, Senators Biden and Specter question him for almost forty minutes each. Other committee members question Judge Souter briefly.

Committee members continued questioning Judge Souter in thirty-minute rounds.

Senate Judiciary Committee members Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. D-Delaware, Senator Strom Thurmond R-SC, and Senator Edward Kennedy D-Mass. continued questioning Judge Souter in thirty-minute r…