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Republican leaders talked to reporters about a budget agreement reached with Democrats. They claimed victory for including increased defense spending, added flexibility for local school boar…

The House will debate H.R. 3196, the foreign operations appropriations bill, and H.R. 3075, a bill to amend the Social Security Act.

Representative Bill Thomas (R-California), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, criticized President Bill Clinton’s remarks on Medicare and prescription drug coverage…

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Bill Thomas (R-CA) and other participants discussed ways to provide health insurance for all Americans. They focused on how many low wage earne…

Witnesses testified regarding the effect on Medicare as a result of the Balanced Budget Act. Government officials talked about the President’s Medicare reform plan and how under the existing…

Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Bill Thomas (R-CA), and John Boehner (R-OH) talked to reporters about the release of the findings from an independent financial audit of the House of …

The House convened on July 22, 1999 to debate and discuss a Republican package of tax cuts totaling 792 billion dollars over ten years. This proposal was passed. Also, a fiscal year 2000 def…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to hear proposed amendments to the Financial freedom Act which provided for several forms of tax cuts. Despite the threat of a presidential veto, the c…

The committee met to hear proposed amendments to the Financial Freedom Act which provided for several forms of tax cuts. Despite the threat of a presidential veto, the committee voted to for…

Committee members heard about legislation containing several tax cut proposals. Under particular consideration was a Republican proposal that would cut personal income, capital gains, and ma…