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Boise, Idaho, Mayor Brent Coles (R) and Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Participants discussed discrimination against African-American federal employees. They examined how African-Americans can fight discrimination and how they can become more politically active…

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony from two former officials at the National Security Council. They testified about National Security vetting of persons a…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated nuclear waste storage and forestry issues among others.

The U. S. House of Representatives debated the Coast Guard funding.

This session began with One Minute Speeches on issues such as the bill on Nuclear Waste, a naming of a border station, personal responsibility and failing schools, the IRS auditing of former…

Mr. Franklin, Mr. West and members of the Congressional Black Caucus participated in a forum to discuss the state of race relations in the United States. The forum was part of the 27th annua…

Democratic members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee held a news conference to publicly ask Chairman Burton and the House Republican leadership to end the House campaign…

House Members delivered one minute speeches on the topic of their choosing, considered a bill on federal employee benefits, voted to deliver most favored nation status to China for trade, an…

United States House of Representatives session on June 20, 1997 with one minute speeches and debate on a resolution concerning Government Reform and Oversight Committee procedures.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to debate on various bills.

After opening the House session with One Minute Speeches, the House took up debate on two Foreign Policy Bills. One is for allocating money for State Department programs and the other is for…

During one minute speeches, House members talked about the passing of the Balanced Budget Agreement that took place the day prior. The members then debated the Youth Drug Abuse bill that wou…

The House met to begin debate on the FY 1998 Budget Resolution.

The House met to vote to approve journal of yesterday’s session and debated Juvenile Violent Crime and Public Housing Programs.

The United States House of Representatives voted on various amendments to a housing deregulation bill. The measures would permit public housing authorities to admit a mix of residents making…

The United States House of Representatives voted to encourage adoptions of children in the foster care system.

The Congressional Black Caucus held a forum in which they heard black farmers tell of Agriculture Department foreclosures, loan rejections and discrimination against Black employees of the d…

The House met to consider multiple bills. They started by setting the rules of debate for the day’s bills. After voting, they moved on to Special Order speeches.