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Interviews, video clips and vignettes illustrated the political issues and events of the previous week. Telephone lines were opened occasionally for viewer comments.

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 U.S. House of Representatives, on this day, took up four bills under suspension of the rules, meaning these are non-controversial bills and are expected to easily pass the House. The Hou…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated legislation concerning the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as a resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia.

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

House Session debated many topics, among the topics included gays in the military, which is part of the FY '94 Defense Authorization. Also, a bill making changes in House Rules to allow for …

The U.S. House met to debate and vote of the DOD FY 94 Authorization Budget bill.

Legislators on the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress testified on methods to reorganize U.S. Congress.

The U.S House of Representatives met to set out the general spending parameters for the Coast Guard’s 1994 fiscal year Spending bill.

United States House of Representatives session on June 24, 1993 with debate on Energy and Water Development Appropriations

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

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.

United States House of Representatives session on June 09, 1993 that included a vote on approving the Journal, one-minute speeches and debate on the Passenger Boat Safety act

The committee continued to hear testimony from members of the House of Representatives on amendments to the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The committee held the extra-long hearing …

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…

U.S. House of Representatives debated the National Competitiveness Act, Supplemental Appropriations, and U.S. Troops in Somalia.

The committee heard testimony from Senator Harold Ford and several freshman members of the House and Senate on the reorganization and streamlining of congressional committees.

Several Republican freshman members of Congress spoke in a news conference to announce the release of a GOP freshman class task force report on proposals for the reform of Congress. The repo…

The debate on the House Floor was the federal budget. REP. Joe Moakley D-Massachusetts proposed that the debt limit be raised to meet the already outstanding commitments facing the Federal G…