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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…

Students spoke about U.S.-China relations in the 21st Century. They spoke about issues ranging from economic cooperation to cultural differences to human rights. After the speeches, a short …

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 Michael Kopetski, D-Oregon, spoke about serving in Congress and his decision not to seek re-election. He also reminisced about life on Capitol Hill.

The U.S House of Representative discussed several bills in anticipation of adjourning today. Those bills address payment to local governments, presidio base management, and law application t…

Committee members particpated in a markup session of the GATT fast-track legislation. They heard testimony from trade experts and proceded through the bill line by line to agree on final lan…

After a period of one minute’s speeches, when members may address the house on any topic for one minute, the House took up consideration of the Small Business Authorization Act. The bill wou…

The House met for morning speeches, to consider the conference report on commerce, justice, & state department appropriations for the FY 1995 budget, and to vote on amendments. They conclude…

The House met and debated the future of China’s “most favored nation” trade status.

This Session of the US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Debated and voted on HR 4649 Enacting Appropriations for the Government of the District of Columbia for the Year 1995 and proceeded with S…

This House session considered bills under suspension of the rules. Bills included NASA re-authorization and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Members also took up the Conference Report…

The House held its third Oxford Style Debate. The debate is bipartisan in nature. The teams were comprised of both Democrat and Republican members. The topic for the debate was Resolved: The…

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…

The members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued to go through health care legislation markup. Members questioned committee staff on a variety of subjects while they debated the l…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued their questions of David Abernathy, the committee’s staff director of health. Members discussed the details of health care reform duri…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee asked questions of David Abernathy, the committee staff’s director of health, and discussed the details of health care reform during the markup …

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbons' health care reform bill during the second in a three part hearing.

Members of the House Ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbon’s health care reform plan during the first part of a three part markup hearing.

Members of the committee asked questions of Mr. Abernathy and discussed the details of health care reform during the markup of the Gibbons bill. The members also voted on several amendments …

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated the details of health care reform legislation during a markup of the Gibbons bill.