Final Senate Proceedings

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The text for this section is not yet complete. When finalized, this section will contain the full text of the final floor debate that ended with a 48 - 52 vote to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas.


Sen. Brock Adams (D-Wa)
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-De) (1)
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 2. (D-De) (2)
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 3. (D-De) (3)
Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo)
Sen. Hank Brown (R-Colorado)
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va)
Sen. William S. Cohen (R-Me)
Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Ca) (1)
Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Ca) (2)
Sen. John C. Danforth (R-Missouri) (1)
Sen. John C. Danforth (R-Mo) (2)
Sen. Dennis Deconcini (D-Az)
Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-Il)
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Ct)
Sen. Robert Dole (R-Ks)
Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Mn)
Sen. Jim Exon (D-Ne)
Sen. Wyche Fowler
Sen. Al Gore (D-Tn)
Sen. Slate Gorton (R-Wa)
Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fl)
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Tx)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Ms)
Sen. Howell Heflin (D-Al)
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Ks)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Ma)
Sen. John Kerry (D-Ma)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt)
Sen. Trent Lott (R-Mississippi)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)
Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-Maine) (1)
Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-Maine) (2)
Sen. Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga)
Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-Ri)
Sen. Don Riegle (D-Mi)
Sen. Charles S. Robb (D-Va)
Sen. William V. Roth, Jr. (R-De)
Sen. Jim Sasser (D-Tn)
Sen. Paul Simon (D-Il)
Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wy)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-Sc) (1)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-Sc) (2)