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

Representatives Penny and Kasich introduced a bipartisan package to make additional cuts in the federal budget and reduce the budget deficit. Ms. Rivlin outlined the president’s opposition o…

Mr. Panetta and Mr. Lader testified concerning the president’s National Performance Review plan to revamp the federal government by reducing spending and increasing responsiveness. The heari…

Health and Human Services Secretary, Donna Shalala, testified on the president’s health care reform proposal and the long-term effects of its implementation. She took a series of questions i…

During a live viewer call-in program members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which has jurisdiction over several components of health care, gave commentary on what t…

Legislators on the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress testified on methods to reorganize U.S. Congress.

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

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 …

House Republican Research Committee Task Force on Health Care Policy discussion on health care reform in America.

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.

The committee heard testimony from members of Congress on H.R. 2264, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The legislation contains the tax increases and spending cuts proposed by the Clint…

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…

Representative John McMillan(R-NC), member of the House Budget Committee, spoke about the Clinton economic plan under consideration by Congress. He criticized the administration’s program, s…

Members of the Budget committee met to talk about the language and amendments to the 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act, the administration’s tax increase and deficit reduction legislation. The…

During this House of Representatives session, members discussed the fiscal year 1994 budget plan. House and Senate conferees met the previous night to discuss their differences. The plan inc…

The session on the House Floor began with the Members giving one minute speeches on a topic of their choice. Discussions and debates then proceeded to the funding of the nearly 4000 clinics…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued work on President Clinton’s Economic Plan that was unveiled on February 17th. This was the FY 1994 Budget Resolution Economic Stimulus …

The House debated the Clinton economic plan. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus presented their alternative budget to the Clinton plan, and Rep. Kasich and Rep. Armey presented the Re…

The House Budget Committee met to work on draft legislation for the fiscal year 1994 budget resolution. The House measure would require $63 billion more in spending cuts over the next five y…