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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…

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…

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 …

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 considered seven bills under suspension of the rules, including measures naming federal courthouses across the country.

Robert Reischauer, the Congressional Budget Office Director, testified concerning the president’s health care reform plan and the budgetary constraints the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) …

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on health care reform particularly in regard to President Bill Clinton’s proposed plan. Governors Carroll Campbell (R-SC), chairman of the N…

The committee heard testimony on the cost-containment proposals in President Clinton’s health care reform proposal, including the impact of health care reform on insurers and the possible un…

Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen testified concerning the administration’s plans to fund the president’s health care reform plan. He stated that the tax on tobacco products and administrativ…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated legislation concerning the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as a resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia.

The House of Representatives took up conference motions on an Unemployment Compensation Bill and the Maritime Security Competitiveness

This committee hearing was to provide an opportunity for administration officials to discuss trade, environmental, and labor issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from staff members on the Clinton administration’s budget bill during its conference to reconcile the Hosu…

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement, legislation that would promote trade between the U.S., M…

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan due to come up for a vote later in the day.

The House debated and voted on H.R. 2264. It passed 219-213. There were several motions passed on the Budget Bill rule. The Bill is aimed at reducing the deficit by $500 billion over 5 years…

The committee heard testimony from officials from government agencies during the markup session for the president’s budget reconciliation tax proposals. During the hearing, committee members…