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The Senate met to debate Financial Year 1998 appropriations.

The U.S. Senate returned from an afternoon recess to debate the nomination of Charles Rossotti as IRS Commissioner. He was approved with a 92-0 vote. The Senate also worked on Fast Track Tra…

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…

The Road to the Capitol took a look at the Governor’s race in Virginia. The candidates were Don Beyer (D) and Jim Gilmore (R).

Senator Charles Robb and Rep. Joseph McDade talked about their memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Robb was in the Navy at the time and McDade was running his first campaign for Congress a…

The Senate continued their work on the fiscal year 98 budget. The president has requested 13.8 billion dollar budget for the Interior. The Senate continued debate of Interior spending with t…

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and others participated in a forum which examined issues affecting the future of transportation in the United States. A video was shown highlighting th…

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

In a portion beginning at about 5:15 p.m., senators completed debate on legislation designed to cut taxes by about $85 billion over the next five years. Opponents stressed that the long-term…

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 98 spending bill. They took up debate on Agriculture and Transportation spending appropriations bills. President Bill Clinton would need to sign…

On this day, the Senate considered a campaign financing investigation. They also took up a continuing debate on the defense spending bill.

Following Morning Business, the Senate discussed Defense Spending.

The Senate passed the intelligence authorization bill, which sets general funding levels for intelligence activities at 12 federal agencies and departments. Members also began debate on the …

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 debated the FY 1998 Budget Resolution and the Chemical Weapons Treaty.

United States Senate session for May 20, 1997 First the Senate took up Morning Business Then The Senate held debate on the “Partial-Birth” Abortion bill.

The Senate returned from a two-hour recess for a two-hour closed door session in the Old Senate Chamber for classified material related to the chemical weapons treaty. Members then voted on …

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The Senate opened this session with Morning Business. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The Senate then moved on to Mexico’s Anti-Drug efforts and U.S. aid. The bil…

The Senate is considering a Constitutional Amendment to require a balanced federal budget. Balanced Budget Amendment would take effect in FY 2002 or the second year after ratification. This …