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Rep. Mfume discussed his family and his decision to run for public office. He described growing up in a black neighborhood in Baltimore, and also his recollections of the death of Martin Lut…

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 Representative convened for legislative business.

Members of Congress discussed the reinstatement of Haitian president Aristide. They supported his immediate return as leader of Haiti. President Aristide is the first democratically elected …

Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) spoke to reporters following the Congressional Black Caucus’s meeting with President Bill Clinton concerning the situation in Haiti. They emphasized that t…

Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-Maryland) spoke to reporters following an Oval Office address by President Bill Clinton concerning the U.S. role in Somalia. He stated that he fully supports t…

U.S. House session Debated the FY '94 defense spending bill as well as unemployment extension benefits.

The House worked on two appropriation bills for Fiscal Year 1994. One bill is for the Transportation department, to include appropriations for the US Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administra…

At the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus, the leading U.S. black leaders spoke about the state of race relations in the U.S. and the chances for improvements in the future in …

With the House completing it’s Legislative Business for the day as several Members spoke briefly on subjects of their choice. The House then moved on to Special Orders. Topics included the r…

Representative Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, spoke at the National Press Club on race relations and the need for greater understanding across America among blacks and whites.

Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD),chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, surrounded by his fellow caucus members spoke at a news conference to announce the support of the caucus for th…

After the morning business and One-Minute speeches, the House considered the National Service Bill. Also considered was the NASA Authorization for FY '94-'95. A $30 billion for agency progra…

At the 84th Annual NAACP Convention, Vice President Al Gore and Representative Kweisi Mfume were the guest speakers. Both spoke on relations between the White House and Congress and the mino…

Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) briefed reporters following a Congressional Black Caucus meeting with Vice President Gore. Representative Mfume stated that certain funding items must rema…

The U.S. House of Representative met and took up the FY '94 Spending Bills for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and the District of Columbia. DC Home Rule Act requires Congress t…

In an excerpt from the session of the House of Representatives, members debated an amendment to an appropriations bill for NASA that would eliminate the funding for the Space Station Freedom…

The House debated the NASA authorization bill and military construction appropriations bills.

Rep. Mfume, head of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Rep. Payne, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke in a news conference on issues relating to the Congressional Black Ca…

Lawmakers finished a bill to authorize the U.S. State Department for another two years. The bill would provide about 15 billion dollars to the state department. They then took up the fiscal …