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Former congressional leaders talked about the process of reaching their 1990 deficit agreement that eventually helped bring the federal budget into surplus. Topics included the major leaders…

Former Representatives Martin Frost (D-TX) and Tom Davis (R-VA) talked about the government shutdown from the perspective of two former members who were in Congress during the 1995-96 shutdo…

Republican and Democratic leaders talked about negotiations between President Obama and Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” “Downsizing the Deficit: The Fiscal Cliff and Its Impact on Bus…

Former Representative Tom Davis talked about congressional federal spending and action on the federal debt during his time in Congress, and current fiscal policy. Stuart Rothenberg then spok…

Former Virginia Representative Tom Davis and Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified on the recent Government Accounting Office (GAO) report that pinpointed 34 areas, including Defense Dep…

A hearing was held to examine progress on the construction of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (K-Town). The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, a hotel and retail facility…

Senators talked to reporters about wasteful spending programs and a report on government waste and fraud. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.

Representative Tom Davis R- Virginia, chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the federal budget. He discussed concerns about b…

The House passed a $40 billion emergency spending bill for New York City, Washington, D.C., and national security amid the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The House also…

Representatives talked to reporters about the budget negotiations. They emphasized that the Social Security surplus would not be used to balance the budget. They focused on their continued e…

House Republicans, including Majority Leader Rep. Dick Armey, R-Texas, held a news conference to publicly ask the president to sign the supplemental appropriations bill for disaster relief a…

Represetatives debated a continuing resolution, H.R. 1643, which would pay government workers for the elapsed time during the past shutdown and until January 26, 1996. It also funds AFDC to …

The U.S. House of Representatives met and upon introduction the majority made an objection to a unanimous consent request to consider S. 1508, to assure that all Federal employees work and r…

The House met to continue working on the Federal Budget.

House of Representatives met for session to discuss bills.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued its debate on appropriations for the District of Columbia and worked on a motion to instruct conferees on the FY '96 Housing and Veterans Spending…

United States House of Representatives session on May 18, 1995, debated the FY '96 budget plans -- the plan reported by the House Budget Committee and several substitute budget plans. After …

After a House of Representatives vote passing unfunded mandates legislation a group of bipartisan lawmakers met with reporters about the major elements of the debate, importance of the passa…

House Rules Committee members heard testimony on legislation to end unfunded mandates. Federal laws and regulations which apply to state and local governments without providing federal fun…