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December 23, 2000

SECTION: CONGRESS; Pg. 3969; Vol. 32, No. 52-53

LENGTH: 628 words

HEADLINE: The Legacy of the 106th Congress

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First Session (1999)

Impeachment Trial: The Senate voted to acquit President
Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

Financial Services Reform: Approved a landmark repeal of
laws that had barred "one-stop shopping" in financial services
provided by banks, insurers, and brokerage firms.

Legal Reform: Limited liability in lawsuits for year 2000
computer problems.
Second Session (2000)

Trade: Approved permanent normal trade relations with
China, as well as separate legislation lowering tariffs and
barriers between the United States and nations in or around the
Caribbean Sea and in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Environment: Approved ambitious $ 7.8 billion, 36-year
plan to restore Florida's Everglades.

Social Security: Repealed the "earnings test" limiting
benefits for people who work after age 65.
By the Numbers
The following statistics tell the story of the Second Session of
the 106th Congress (2000). In some cases, comparisons are made to
the Second Session of the 105th Congress (1998).
Workload
Days in Session
House: 135 (2000) 119 (1998)
Senate: 141 (2000) 144 (1998)
Roll-Call Votes
House: 603 (2000) 547 (1998)
Senate: 298 (2000) 314 (1998)
Measures Introduced
House: 2,701
Senate: 1,546
The Most Bills ...
Sponsored by a House member: 98 (Robert Andrews, D-N.J.)
Co-sponsored by a House member: 920 (Martin Frost, D-Texas)
Sponsored by a Senator: 123 (Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss.; John McCain, R-Ariz., ranked second with 102)
Co-sponsored by a Senator: 393 (Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.)
The Fewest Bills ...
Sponsored by a House member: 1 (Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-
Ill., and Chet Edwards, D-Texas; David Phelps, D-Ill.; and Norman
Sisisky, D-Va.)
Sponsored by a Senator: 1 (Zell Miller, D-Ga., who was appointed
to replace the late Sen. Paul Coverdell, R-Ga., on July 24. Of
the full-term Senators, Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., offered just
three bills.)
Pages of Proceedings in the Congressional Record
House: 12,532
Senate: 11,943
Speeches in Which ...
Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., D-Ohio, used the phrase "Beam Me
Up": 86 (down from a career record of 93 in 1999)
Rep. Major R. Owens, D-N.Y., recited "rap poems": 5
Results
Public Bills Signed Into Law
372 (2000) 241 (1998)
Measures Vetoed
6 (2000) 7 (1998)
Politics and Pork
Open Seats in November Election
House: 35 (26 were held by Republicans, 9 by Democrats)
Senate: 5 (Richard H. Bryan, D-Nev.; Bob Kerrey, D-Neb.; Frank
Lautenberg, D-N.J.; Connie Mack, R-Fla.; and Daniel Patrick
Moynihan, D-N.Y., are retiring at the end of the 106th
Congress.)
Deaths in Office, 1999-2000
House: 4 (Herbert H. Bateman, R-Va.; George Brown, D-Calif.;
Julian C. Dixon, D-Calif.; and Bruce F. Vento, D-Minn.)
Senate: 2
(John H. Chafee, R-R.I., and Paul Coverdell, R-Ga.)
Senators Over the Age of 75: 9
(Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii; Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.; Jesse
Helms, R-N.C.; Ernest F. Hollings, D-S.C.; Daniel K. Inouye, D-
Hawaii; Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who is retiring; William V.
Roth Jr., R-Del., who was defeated on Nov. 7; Ted Stevens, R-
Alaska; and Strom Thurmond, R-S.C.)
Pork identified by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the first three
of four omnibus fiscal 2001 appropriations bills signed by
President Clinton: Over $ 21 billion
Gross Domestic Product of North Korea: $ 22.6 billion
Continuing Resolutions Required to Keep the Government Operating
After Oct. 1: 21 (a record)
Sources: Library of Congress, Government Printing Office, NJNS
reporting, Almanac of American Politics

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