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The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

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

Vice President Al Gore and Carol Browner, Head of the Environmental Protection Agency, discussed their desire to raise the EPA to cabinet status in the White House. President Bill Clinton ma…

Members of Congress discussed the reinstatement of Haitian president Aristide. They supported his immediate return as leader of Haiti. President Aristide is the first democratically elected …

Following introductory remarks by Vice President Al Gore, President Bill Clinton signed a presidential memorandum on electric commerce. The memorandum comes as a direct result of the vice pr…

House representatives met to consider a number of appropriations bills, including the $240 billion Defense Department Bill. They also took up a resolution that would extend funding through…

Democratic representatives, along with Representative Sanders , spoke on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol concerning their continuing fight to adopt a single-payer health care reform plan. The D…

Health care professionals discussed health care issues facing minorities throughout the U.S. They answered audience questions.

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the Health Care Reform hearing held by the Congressional Black Caucus.

Mayor of Washington D.C. Pratt Kelly (D), as well as Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) separately responded to questions from reporters in the White House northwes…

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

President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and two members of Congress spoke during a bill signing ceremony for the 1993 Performance and Results Act, a government reform bill created to make go…

The U.S. House considered appropriations bills for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and & Urban Development, and Agriculture departments.

The United States House of Representatives considered The Treasury Postal Service General Government Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year of 1994.

Lawmakers finished a bill to authorize the U.S. State Department for another two years. The bill would provide about 15 billion dollars to the state department. They then took up the fiscal …

The House’s first act was to vote on a motion to approve the previous day’s journal, which passed. They then moved on to one minute speeches, and then continued work on the Legislative Branc…

House of Representatives Committee on Rules hearing on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1994.

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…