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Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and other department officials, briefed reporters on President George W. Bush’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposals for the Department of Energy. Following his…

Senators debated the merits of a Republican budget plan and offered amendments. Among the issues they discussed were provisions for tax relief, debt reduction, and paying for Social Security…

Senators Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico), Spencer Abraham (R-Michigan), John Ashcroft (R-Missouri), Slade Gorton (R-Washington) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) talked to reporters about a Congressio…

Senators spoke to reporters about Republican tax proposals currently under consideration in the Senate.

Senators discussed legislation proposed by Senator Domenici that would provide a mechanism to protect the federal budget surplus by freezing funds for Social Security and reducing the fe…

Senator Spencer Abraham, Republican from Michigan, spoke about the new Republican budget passed in the Congress. He focused on the Republican agenda to save Social Security, increase educati…

Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) and other Republican leaders spoke to party members about plans for a ten percent across-the-board tax cut. He countered opposition arguments by saying that Democra…

The senators talked about the budget surplus and taxes. They spoke about tax relief for Americans. They described the difference between the president’s plan for the budget surplus and the R…

House and Senate Republican Congressional freshmen talked with reporters about their plan to balance the federal budget over the next seven years.

Members of the US Senate met to debate several bills and amendments.

Majority Leader Dole and Senate Republicans on the Budget Committee talked to reporters about the budget resolution conference report just passed by the Senate.

Senator Abraham spoke about the need for immediate action to balance the budget. He also criticized the Democrats for opposing Republican efforts to balance the budget. He thanked the presid…

Republican senators briefed reporters and answered questions about the passage of the fiscal year 1996 federal budget resolution. The resolution passed by a vote of 57 to 42.

The Senate began work on the fiscal year 1996 budget resolution. It called for almost $1 trillion in spending cuts over the course of seven years and aimed at reaching a balanced budget by t…

Republican members of the Senate budget committee talked to reporters about Democratic criticisms of their budget proposals.

Republican freshmen Senators talked to reporters about the delays in the debate on legislation to end unfunded mandates . The current Senate version of the legislation requires the federal g…