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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 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…

Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen testified concerning the administration’s plans to fund the president’s health care reform plan. He stated that the tax on tobacco products and administrativ…

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

House Session debated many topics, among the topics included gays in the military, which is part of the FY '94 Defense Authorization. Also, a bill making changes in House Rules to allow for …

The House considered seven bills that were under suspension of the rules. Among those measures up for consideration were: the printing of a guide to research collections of former United Sta…

This committee hearing was to provide an opportunity for administration officials to discuss trade, environmental, and labor issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

Several 1994 authorization bills are discussed. The Bills included NASA, The National Maritime Administration, and the Coast Guard.

The United States House of Representatives voted on the Disaster Relief Bill to provide disaster relief to Midwest flood victims, which would provide $3 billion to flooded areas along the Mi…

After morning business and one-minute speeches, the House took up debate on a bill to end Most Favored Trade Status for China, which was up for review each year since it had been enacted in …

At Fox Senior High School in Arnold Missouri, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and members of the president’s cabinet spoke on federal relief for the Midwest with the governor…

This House session addressed a Motion to go to Conference on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, a formality that allows House and Senate negotiators to begin working out the differences in the …

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.

Representatives Christopher Cox, a member of the House Budget and Joint Economic Committees, and Peter Hoagland, a member of the House Ways and Mean Committee, talked about the president’s b…

The committee heard testimony from academicians, corporation executives, and administration officials on the progress of the superconducting super collider under construction in Texas. The s…

U.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.

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…