The event, which the senator attended, was closed to the news media.

Eight senators attended the hearing at its outset, a much better turnout than the committee's staff had expected.

The schools the Senator attended were run for the benefit of white children at the expense of their nonwhite peers.

Only 15 senators attended its first meeting.

Olmy suddenly understood why the senator was attending.

Each policy committee holds weekly lunches for party members, and the Senate normally takes a recess to allow Senators to attend.

The senator, Andrew Thompson, spends much of his time in Mexico and has attended only 14 daily sessions since 1990.

Due to the difficult situation during the American Revolutionary War, four senators and several assemblymen could not attend the meeting.

The Senator spent Sunday in Hawkeye and attended church.

Senators also attend lectures and forums, visiting governmental institutions and historical sites.