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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and former Representative Jack Fields (R-TX), who had large roles writing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, talked about its creation, whether it had addressed tel…

Former Representatives Rich Boucher (D-VA) and Jack Fields (R-TX) talked about the 1996 Telecommunications Act and congressional efforts to rewrite it. Both men were instrumental in writing …

House of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.

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…

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with one-minute speeches. The House members debated the Telecommunication Policy. They voted on agreeing to the Conference Report. They debated the r…

Members of the U.S. House of Representative met and focused on a conference report to a bill to terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission. Also, members debated appropriations for the Dis…

The U.S. House met to discuss the Balanced Budget Bill

Rep. Field announced he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives.

The U.S. House of Representative met and opened with one-minute speeches. Then the House proceeded to Legislative Business. The House voted on Investor Lawsuits - on agreeing to the conferen…

Following an introduction by Representative Jack Fields (R-TX), the Telecommunications Subcommittee chairman, Discovery Communications President & CEO John Hendricks talked about the future …

This session of the House of Representatives opened with Morning Speeches. Any Member may speak on the Floor on any topic for up to one minute. The House went on to consider a bill to exempt…

Conferees from the House and Senate commerce committees debated the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1995. Both bills are designed to…

The U.S. House met, debated, and voted on Medicare Proposals.

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. The Journal was approved. Then the Representative moved on to one-minute speeches. The House worked on the Agriculture Spending Bill. Th…

The House continued to debate AIDs Research, The National Parks and Radioactive Waste.

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…

After the House passed a telecommunications reform bill, Commerce Committee members talked to reporters about the difficult debate over the bill and the impact it will have on the industry.

The US House of Representatives met and opened with prayer. The House proceeded to debate on the Telecommunications Policy Bill H.R. 1555.