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The International Economic Policy and Trade and Western Hemisphere Affairs Subcommittees held a joint hearing to review the U.S. economic embargo against the communist Sandinista government …

The U.S. House of Representatives debated H.R. 3100, the International Security and Development Act and considered amendments.

The House continued consideration of H.R. 3100, to authorize international security and development assistance programs and Peace Corps programs for fiscal years 1988 and 1989. CR, pp. H110…

Several of the Republican members of the Iran-Contra Select Committees gathered to announce that they were releasing a separate minority report which they believed was less punitive and prov…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Central American Peace Initiative. Secretary of State George Shultz testified before the committee on the process and how the United…

Representatives John Hiler of Indiana and Michael Dewine of Ohio hosted a Republican leadership conference where experts testified on the current federal policies and articulated the Republi…

Speakers discussed current issues from a conservative point of view.

Secretary Caspar Weinberger was questioned further about his opposition to arms sales to Iran. Secretary Weinberger says that the transfer of U.S. arms by Israel, without official U.S. permi…

Donald Regan testified that when President Reagan was asked about pardoning Oliver North or John Poindexter that the president rejected the idea because he did not know of any crimes for whi…

Attorney General Edwin Meese III answered questions from committee members on his questioning of Oliver North and John Poindexter and his report of the diversion scheme to President Ronald R…

Secretary of State George Shultz testified before the committee. In responding to a committee member’s question comparing Iran-Contra to Watergate, Secretary of State George Shultz commented…

Poindexter testifies that President Reagan signed a retroactive finding, prepared by the CIA, concerning the sale of arms to Iran. Poindexter also says that he destroyed the finding when the…

Charles Cooper testified concerning the Justice Department’s Iran arms sales investigation, including the discovery of the memo that first revealed diversion of profits to the Contras. Mr. …

Director Henry Gaffney and Noel Koch testified concerning the pricing of weapons for sale to Iran. Underpricing by the Department of Defense contributed to the large profits from the sales.

Fawn Hall testified further concerning the changing of documents. Representative Lee Hamilton then concluded the first phase of the Iran-Contra hearings by reviewing the revelations of the t…

Bretton Sciaroni testified concerning an investigation he conducted for the Intelligence Oversight Board which concluded that the National Security Council had not raised funds for or given …

Felix Rodriguez answered questions about his discussion of the Contra supply network with Donald Gregg, an aide to Vice President George Bush. Mr. Rodriguez was concerned that people associa…

Retired Army General John Singlaub continued his testimony concerning his role in raising money and purchasing weapons for the Contras.

Adolfo Colero continued his testimoney. Answering questions from committee members, Mr. Colero referred to the frustrations of inconsistent U.S. support.

Robert Owen was questioned further about his activities for Oliver North. He ended his testimony by reading a poem praising Oliver North and the Contras.