NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that the Senate today elected its new leaders and held an orientation session for 16 new members elected last month. While Republicans will hold a 55-45 majority in the next Senate -- two more seats than they had held -- newly elected leaders say they want to work in a more bipartisan manner. This could be difficult, however, since many of the newer members are more conservative than those they replaced... and divisions over campaign finance reform emerged almost immediately.
Copyright 1996 NPR
