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This week’s program features interviews with three of the record number of retiring senators (Alan Simpson R-WY, Howell T. Heflin D-AL, and Paul Simon D-IL). They reminisced about the highli…

Senator Howell Heflin (D-AL) talked about some of the hearings in the central hearing room in the Hart Senate Office Building during his three terms, including the Souter confirmation and th…

U.S. Senate opened up with prayer and then onto morning business. Discussion included FAA Reauthorization and National Park Lands.

The United States Senate met for morning business where members spoke on various topics. Members debated the Omnibus Continuing Resolution for FY'97. Continuing Resolutions fund government p…

Senators debated a merchant marine fisheries bill, before recessing subject to the call of the chair.

The United States Senate continued debate on FY 1997 appropriations Bills. the Senate considered 84.7 billion in FY '97 spending for veterans and housing programs. veterans & Housing Spendin…

The senate is considering a bill to make changes to the federal welfare programs.

On this day, the U.S. Senate took up debate on three nominations to the Federal Reserve Board. They also took up consideration of the $267 billion Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year …

The Senate debated defense spending.

The Senate convened to conduct morning business, in which members may make a short speech on any topic of their choosing or introduce a bill for later consideration and debate. Afterward, me…

The Senate rejected a motion to proceed to a bill calling for the deployment of a national defense system by 2003.

The Senate continued debate on an illegal immigration reform bill that would increase the number the of border patrol agents and also build a 14-mile triple fence along the U.S.-Mexico borde…

The Senate considered bills addressing product liability laws, a Whitewater Committee extension, and grazing fees.

The Senate voted on motions to try to limit debates on two bills.

The 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…

The U.S. Senate met to debate funding for the federal government.