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The House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy held a hearing on the role of commodity prices in the international coordination of economic policies a…

The House debated the Rule and Motion to Recommit on H.J Res 395, the Continuing Authorization. Note: There is a short break during the program.

The House debated and passed H.J. Res. 395, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1988. CR, pp. H10899-H10990.

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 Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Financial Institutions continued hearings on the reform of the nation’s banking and financial systems. The primary subject of dis…

The House Committee on Banking Finance and Urban Affairs, heard additional testimony on the consequences of “Black Monday” (October 19, 1987), when the U.S. stock market fell more than 500 p…

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…

Attorney General Edwin Meese III described his November 1986 investigation, at President Ronald Reagan’s request, into the Iran-Contra affair. Attorney General Meese answered questions about…

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…

McFarlane is recalled to respond to differences between his earlier testimony and testimony given by Oliver North. McFarlane denies giving North specific authorization for many contra suppor…

Colonel Oliver North answered questions about complications in negotiations with Iranian officials. North also testified that he spoke with CIA Director Casey about the formation of an organ…

Representative Bill McCollum discussed Lt Col Oliver North’s testimony from earlier in the day. Representative McCollum answered questions from viewers.

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. …

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…