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After meeting with Vice President Al Gore on strategy to obtain congressional support for fast-track legislation, cabinet members talked briefly with reporters.

After meeting with administration officials, Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and other Senate Democrats announced their support for fast-track trade negotiating authority for the president. Both …

The House Banking Committee received the portrait of former chairman Rep. Gonzalez. Friends, family and colleagues of former Rep. Gonzalez were on hand to pay tribute to him. Rep. Gonzalez s…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Congressman Charles Rangel (D-New York) were joined by other Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, to react to Congressman Bill Archer’s …

US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and National Economic Advisor Gene Sperling met with reporters to discuss IRS reform proposals. They discussed i…

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced a list that named 30 groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The groups will not be able to obtain weapons, raise money or spend money in t…

President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin held a news conference to release proposed changes to IRS operations. The changes were proposed by a Pr…

Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin and Acting IRS Commissioner Michael Dolan announced new customer service initiatives at the Internal Revenue Service. These initiatives expanded on program…

Senate Finance Committee members heard testimony regarding the fast-track trade authority proposal legislation. The process allows the president to move trade agreements through Congress at …

After a formal event in which the president asked Congress to renew his fast-track negotiating authority, White House economic officials briefed reporters further on the importance such auth…

White House officials briefed the media on the results of a three-year study that looked at the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on the economies of the United States, Cana…

After the line-item veto signing, White House budget officials briefed reporters on the details of the three provisions of the budget bill vetoed by the president. The measures included New …

Shortly after a White House event with congressional Democrats, White House budget advisers briefed reporters on the details of the budget agreement between the president and Congress. They …

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Vice President Al Gore and several municipal leaders talked about how the Clinton administration tax cut proposal will help urban areas and residents. They o…

Administration economic officials briefed reporters on the details of President Clinton’s tax proposal, which he highlighted outside the White House earlier in the day. The House and Senate …

White House economic officials briefed reporters on the U.S. agenda for the upcoming Summit of the Eight in Denver. National Security Advisor Sandy Berger briefed on bilateral meetings with …

Education Secretary Richard Riley and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin reacted to the House Ways and Means Committee tax cut proposal, specifically concerning education tax incentives. They a…

Democratic leaders briefed reporters on their alternative to the Republican tax cut proposals released on June 9 by Congressman Bill Archer (R-Texas). The plan would offer the earned income …

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin spoke on the tax cut proposals at a news conference.

Secretary Rubin swore in Lewis Merletti, Director, U.S. Secret Service as the 19th director of the U.S. Secret Service. In his brief remarks, Mr. Merletti said he hoped to continue the fine …