Donate

Donate

June 17, 1998

Tobacco Legislation Defeat

Democratic Senators talked about the defeat on the chamber floor of Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) tobacco legislation. They expressed dismay at the killing of the bill and blamed the Republican majority.

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Tom Daschle U.S. Senator [D] South Dakota
Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois

Tom Harkin U.S. Senator [D] Iowa
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
John F. Kerry U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Frank R. Lautenberg U.S. Senator [D] New Jersey
Robert G. Torricelli U.S. Senate Candidate (Former)
Ron Wyden U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Oregon

Hosting Organization

U.S. CapitolU.S. Capitol

57 Views

Program ID:: 107504-1
Category:: News Conference
Format:: Congressional News Conference
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 17, 1998 | 8:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jun 21, 1998 | 6:16am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Jun 17, 1998 | 8:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 17, 1998 | 10:27pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 18, 1998 | 8:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 21, 1998 | 6:16am EDT | C-SPAN 2

MP4 video - Standard

Price:

$4.99

Request Download
Alert me when this program is available for purchase.
- Name
- Email
Error requesting format availability.

Your request has been submitted.
There was an error processing your purchase.
MP3 audio - Standard

Price:

$0.99

Request Download
Alert me when this program is available for purchase.
- Name
- Email
Error requesting format availability.

Your request has been submitted.
There was an error processing your purchase.

Related Video

June 9, 1998
Tobacco Legislation

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) addressed reporters about tobacco legislation and its debate on the…
March 13, 1998
Democratic Budget Priorities

Democratic members of the budget committee held a news conference to outline their budget priorities before committee began…
March 2, 1999
Tax Cut Effects on Medicare

Democratic senators talked to reporters about a Republican tax cut plan saying that it would adversely affect the…
June 20, 1997
Tobacco Industry Settlement

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) responded to the announcement by state attorneys general…