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Committee members heard testimony from government officials concerning the impact of a proposed CSX buyout of Conrail, which would create the third largest freight rail line in the U.S. They…

Harvard University Law School Professor Charles Ogletree led a town hall meeting of Congressional Black Caucus members who talked about the legal issues, concerns of African-American members…

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…

Residents gathered in Baltimore, MD to celebrate the destruction of old, dilapidated, high-rise Public Housing. As part of the Public Housing Redevelopment, it would be replaced with townhom…

The Congressional Black Caucus discussed various campaign issues, including education, affirmative action, and redistricting. They focused particularly on how these issues would affect the A…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus criticized Mr. Dole for deciding not to speak to the NAACP convention in Charlotte. They argued that this was a sign that he was turning his back on…

The House of Representatives debated Fiscal Year 1997 Legislative Spending Bill and Fiscal Year 1997 Labor, Health and Education 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…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

The U.S. House of Representatives considered the FY '97 defense spending bill.

Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) took his oath of office on April 25 as the newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives. C-SPAN aired an excerpt from his first-floor speech as we…

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 …