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Members of the House Subcommittee on Education and the Workforce examined the financial practices of the Department of Education. The committee focused on the department’s inability to prod…

Representatives talked to reporters about funding for the Department of Education for fiscal year 2000. They focused on the waste and inefficiency of many programs within the department. The…

The House took up the conference report on H.R. 2670, Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2000 and H.R. 2 Students Results Act, subject to rules being granted.

Representative Hoekstra talked about the proposed “Straight A’s” bill that would provide states greater flexibility in spending federal education dollars. He also responded to viewer telepho…

Participants testified about state, local and private education reforms. Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) talked about Florida’s A plus program to raise accountability and standards for public scho…

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Committee members heard testimony on relations between the legislative and executive branches and the state of oversight that maintains the “checks and balances” of the government. Republica…

House Republican leaders announced their party’s domestic policy agenda. They pledged more support for the military, education, Social Security, and tax relief for married couples and parent…

The House debated and voted on two bills.

Republican lawmakers spoke to reporters about their education agenda which would allow greater local control of federal funds for education. An elementary school student from Chantilly Eleme…

The House debated the use of Social Security funds for other federal programs.

The April 21, 1990 opening House session. One of the principle topics of discussion was education funding.

The U.S. House of Representatives met for legislative business included works concerning the 2000 census and worked on the fiscal year 2000 budget resolution.