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Members of Congress discussed, “Disciplining Congress: The Taxing and Spending Powers” in a symposium titled, “Prospects for Constitutional Reform: Congress, the Courts, and the Case for Sel…

The US Senate met to talk about the Fiscal Year 1997 funding for Veterans and Housing programs.

On this day, after a period of one-minute speeches, the House took up consideration of a $12.1 billion Interior Dept Spending Bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…

House Republican freshmen briefed reporters on legislation that would require all payroll taxes be deposited only into the Social Security Trust Fund.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The House began with one-minute speeches from members before moving on to work on the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution. After their legislative business was concluded, they ended with Spec…

The House Government Reform Subcommittee heard testimony from economists and small business owners concerning the economic effects of raising the minimum wage. They focused their remarks on …

The House of Representatives continued discussion on the Fiscal Year 1997 Federal Budget.

The U.S. House opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The members voted on approving the Journal. Then Representative Elijah Cummings, who won on April 16th in a Special Election to fill …

United States House of Representatives session met on March 28, 1996, and debated on the debt limit, line-item veto, health care, and the farm bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives considered a bill to make illegal a “partial-birth” abortion, and voted to agree on Senate amendments. They then worked on a bill to mark a 1988 chemical we…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives gave general floor speeches. They debated the Assault Weapons ban legislation. They would vote on the bill.