He was standing with a group of Democratic senators at the back.

"There is no moral high ground that one group of senators has over the other."

He was not in the chair but beside it, talking to a group of Senators.

A small group of senators on each side sees advantage in the failure.

"It would have to be a group of senators sticking together" and trying to pass what they had put forward, he said.

These events led a group of senators to demand inquiries.

The scheme was introduced by an influential group of senators and is almost certain to pass.

A15 A compromise in the civil rights bill was proposed by a bipartisan group of senators.

A bipartisan group of Senators continued to advocate a freeze today.

Republican leaders threatened such a move last year before a bipartisan group of senators reached a compromise.