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Read More »Fast Facts: Secret Session History
When the Senate first convened on March 4, 1789, members assumed that their sessions would be conducted behind closed doors, in accordance with the practice of the earlier Continental congresses and the 1787 Constitutional Convention (search). This assumption reflected the Senate’s anticipated low-profile role as an advisory body to the …
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