Economic Growth Package
The House Ways and Means Committee continued its examination of the health of the U.S. economy. Members heard testimony on a number of congressional proposals aimed at providing tax relief t…
104 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued its examination of the health of the U.S. economy. Members heard testimony on a number of congressional proposals aimed at providing tax relief t…
104 viewsRepresentative Cardin and Representative Shays responded to viewers' phone calls regarding important legislation pending in Congress.
33 viewsThe House passed S. 2050, to ensure that the ceiling established with respect to health education assistance loans does not prohibit the provision of federal loan insurance to new and previo…
View in Congressional Chronicle441 viewsThe House of Representatives took up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill and the Fiscal Year 1992 Intelligence Authorizations Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle630 viewsRep. Ben Cardin D-Maryland, was to be a guest on C-SPAN’s live viewer call-in program but got stuck in traffic so this became a viewer comments only program
21 viewsThe House Ways and Means committee heard testimony on the high costs of health care and health insurance on Americans and American businesses.
112 viewsThe House Ways and Mean Committee continued to hear testimony on the effects of rising health care costs on several industries and testimony on several universal health care proposals.
197 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the high costs of health care to American businesses and individuals. Witnesses testified on the effects of the high costs, and on reform measures including …
70 viewsThe Ways and Means committee heard testimony from several members of Congress on health care reform proposals designed to provide basic health care to all Americans and stabilize the costs o…
127 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1096, to authorize appropriations for programs, functions, and activities of the Bureau of Land Management for fiscal years 1992-95.
View in Congressional Chronicle265 viewsThe committee discussed H.J. Res. 263, which would disapprove of the extension of most favored nation status to China, H. 2212, which would extend most favored nation status to China for one…
119 viewsThe House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…
View in Congressional Chronicle378 viewsThe committee debated resolutions canceling the extension of fast-track legislative authority for the president. Fast-track authority would allow the president to submit trade legislation to…
89 viewsThe House and Senate met in a joint meeting to receive an address by Her Excellency Violeta Chamorro. The House agreed to H.Res. 124, electing Representative Edwards of Oklahoma to the Commi…
View in Congressional Chronicle233 viewsThe committee heard testimony from U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills on U.S. trade agreements. On May 31, 1991, the authorization for “fast-tracking” through Congress of legislation conc…
47 viewsMembers of the House heard a written statement by Rep. Bartlett (R-TX) wherein he resigned as a member of the House. A message from the President was read whereby he transmitted a legislativ…
View in Congressional Chronicle195 viewsThe committee heard testimony from Mr. Darman, head of the Office of Management and Budget, on the fiscal year 1992 budget proposals from the Bush Administration. Mr. Darman discussed recent…
67 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Then one-minute speeches on any subject were given. A Resolution expressing support for the United States Forces in the …
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