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Former Representative Dan Rostenkowski talked about his career serving Illinois, including 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He chaired the House Ways and Means Committee from 1…

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal. Fol…

Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) and his attorney Dan Webb commented outside the United States District Court in Washington, DC on Representative Rostenkowski’s arraignment for being i…

The former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Dan Rostenkowski, D-Illinois, explored how the U.S. should now pursue health care reform and why comprehensive refo…

The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty. Representative Steve Largent (R-OK…

Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) discussed health care reform legislation. He had temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, one of three House panels…

The U.S. House of Representatives conducted its daily business including debate and votes on portions of the 1994 Crime Bill.

The House passed a funding bill for U.S. maritime administration programs through the fiscal year 1995.

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee debated the final amendments to the Gibbons health care reform measure. Following final discussion concerning the details of the legislation, me…

Members of the Ways and Means Committee debated the merits of several parts of the Gibbons health care reform plan during a mark-up session.

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…

The scene outside of the United States District Court in Washington, DC when reporters waited for Representative Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) to emerge from the courthouse following his arraignme…

Reporters were allowed to sit in on the first two minutes of the House Ways and Means Committee closed session meeting in which Representative Sam M. Gibbons, D-Florida assumed the chair for…

Following a short break, the Ways and Means Committee discussed the markup for the health care reform plan. REP. Jim McDermott, D-Washington spoke about his single-payer plan and Representat…

Minority staff members outlined the details of the minority health care reform plan during a markup hearing. Representative McDermott, himself a physician, spoke about his plan which is a si…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its consideration of President Clinton’s health care reform proposal. The panel resumed its review of the president’s proposal today in a markup …

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued work on day two of the President’s health care reform plan markup session. This was one of three House committees overseeing the bill.

Day one of a mark-up session in the House Ways and Means Committee for the Health Security Act of 1994. House Ways and Means was one of three House committees handling health care legislati…

The U.S. House of Representatives reconvened and continued their legislative business. They took up debate on the Tax Simplification and Technical Corrections: H.R. 3419. This bill would sim…

During remarks from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, he outlined the need for a broad-based tax toproperly fund the program. The Illinois Democrat discussed health c…