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Witnesses testified concerning funding options for the president’s health care reform plan. The major point of contention was the proposed $.75 tax on cigarettes.

In today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…

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 21 Bills under suspension of the rules and Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. Suspension bills are noncontroversial and bypass the normal …

President Bill Clinton, joined with several representatives and town leaders, spoke to a small crowd on the airplane tarmac concerning the importance of the North American Free Trade Agreeme…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened to finish work on 13 appropriations bills that were supposed to be in place by the beginning of October. On the agenda was the consideration of the…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued to work on several Appropriation Bills for FY '94; Energy/water, Va/Hud, and Arts and Humanities funding. One-minute speeches took place b…

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.

President Clinton traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to promote the North American Free Trade Agreement. The ceremony, originally scheduled for a New Orleans port, was moved into a shipping …

President-elect of Nigeria Moshood Abiola talked with reporters about the political situation in his native Nigeria, where he was prevented from serving as president when a military coup o…

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

After the morning business and One-Minute speeches, the House considered the National Service Bill. Also considered was the NASA Authorization for FY '94-'95. A $30 billion for agency progra…

The House membership continued work on spending bills for Justice, Commerce, and State Departments, and a supplemental spending Bill

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 U.S. House met to talk about U.S.Troops in Somalia.

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…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to hear testimony on the effects of the spending cuts, economic stimulus plans, and tax changes proposed by President Clinton. Mr. Panetta, former chai…

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the extension of unemployment benefits. A partial transcript contains only Secy. Reich’s opening remark…

House members gave one minute speeches during this session on various topics.