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House Ways & Means Committee hearing on Health Care Reform Financing

Witnesses testified concerning funding options for the president’s health care reform plan. The major point of contention was the proposed $.75 tax on cigarettes.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 21 Bills under suspension of the rules and Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. Suspension bills are noncontroversial and bypass the normal …

Representatives Nancy Johnson(R-Connecticut) and Michael Andrews (D-Texas) discussed the president’s plan for managed competition health care and the financing for the plan.

A bipartisan group of House members spoke to reporters about the “Managed Competition Act of 1993,” which is their proposal for healthcare reform. They emphasized that in contrast to Preside…

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal. Fol…

U.S. House of Representatives debated a series of Bills including the Interior Department and several agencies. The bill calls for 13 Billion dollars in spending for the fiscal year beginnin…

Representative Michael Andrews D-Texas, a member of the Joint Economic Committee, discussed the budget reconciliation process and the structure of the conference committee. Rep. Andrews also…

The U.S. House considered appropriations bills for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and & Urban Development, and Agriculture departments.

Academicians spoke on international trade issues in a “summit” meeting on the North American Free Trade Agreement sponsored by three Washington think-tanks. In the forum, scholars and trade …

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

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 and voted on H.R. 2264. It passed 219-213. There were several motions passed on the Budget Bill rule. The Bill is aimed at reducing the deficit by $500 billion over 5 years…

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan due to come up for a vote later in the day.

U.S. Representative James Kolbe and U.S. Representative Michael Andrews, members of the House Budget Committee, discussed President Bill Clinton’s first year budget plan for 1994.

Witnesses testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade about supplemental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement. If ratified by Canada, Mexico, and the Uni…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to hear testimony on the effects of the spending cuts, economic stimulus plans, and tax changes proposed by President Clinton. Mr. Panetta, former chai…