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Representative Sam Brownback and Jill Docking debated state and national issues. They took questions from each other, a panel of journalists, and citizens by videotape and made closing state…

The race between incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler and Democratic Representative Tim Johnson was profiled through coverage of a Pressler stop at a lumber yard in Hill City and Rep.…

Kansas Republican Sam Brownback debated Kansas Democratic challenger Jill Docker for the Kansas Senate seat held by Bob Dole.

The race for New Jersey’s senate seat was profiled. Campaign commercials and events for both candidates were shown. Commercials from several other races were also shown. Richard Zimmer and R…

Three candidates debated issues in the Kansas senatorial campaign for Republican Senator Bob Dole’s seat.

The first-morning session of the 1996 Republican National Convention included arrangements and rules, as well as, speeches by Republican congressional and gubernatorial candidates.

The U.S. House debates District of Columbia spending for fiscal year 1997.

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…

House Republican freshmen talked with reporters about their congressional agenda. Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) arrived part way through the news conference. They said they wished to pre…

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

United States House of Representatives, Session for May 15th, 1996. The House Debated Federal Land in Utah, Defense Spending, FY 1997 Budget Resolution, and Special Order Speeches.

On this day, the House took up H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which had previously been vetoed by President Clinton. The bill was drafted to consolidate the different fo…