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Hearings. May 6, 1987: Iran–Contra affair hearings began; October 23, 1987: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination: Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination 42–58 to the Supreme Court of the United States; February 3, 1988: Senate approved Anthony Kennedy's nomination 97–0 to the Supreme Court of the United States; Party summary Senate
- 100 senators, 435 representatives, 5 non-voting delegates
- Democratic
The 100th Congress formed a Joint Committee of the United States Congress (Congressional committees investigating the Iran–Contra affair) and held hearings in mid-1987.
- McFarlane affair (in Iran), Iran–Contra scandal, Iran–Contra
- 20 August 1985 – 4 March 1987
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On May 5, 1987, the world tuned in to watch the joint hearings of House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition—soon to be known as the “Iran-Contra hearings.”
Dec 21, 2019 · In late 1987, Joe Biden was in the midst of two high-stakes battles: one for the Democratic presidential nomination, and another, as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to try to stop...
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Nov 13, 2009 · 1987. Congress issues final report on Iran-Contra scandal. After nearly a year of hearings into the Iran-Contra scandal, the joint Congressional investigating committee issues its...
Jun 7, 2017 · Flashback: Blockbuster congressional testimony...in 1987. June 7, 2017 / 4:43 PM EDT / CBS News. Has congressional testimony ever been as hotly-anticipated as the planned appearance...
The congressional committees investigating the Iran–Contra affair were committees of the United States House of Representatives and of the United States Senate formed in January 1987 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair. The committees held joint hearings and issued a joint report.
