William J. Hughes

William John "Bill" Hughes served as a Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey's Second Congressional District which includes major portions of the Jersey Shore and Pine Barrens, the cities of Vineland and Atlantic City, and the counties of Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, Cape May and part of Gloucester. After retiring from Congress in 1995, Hughes was appointed by President Bill Clinton as United States Ambassador to Panama, a post he held until October, 1998 leading up to the historic turnover of the Panama Canal to Panamanian control. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
William J. Hughes has 201 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1981 House Proceeding. The year with the most videos was 1994 with 35 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1993 with an average of 635 views per program. Most common tags: Crime, Drug Policy, Drug Abuse.

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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-NJ 2nd January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1995 Videos: 197

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  • House Session

    House Session

    The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Ta…

  • House Session

    House Session

    Members of the United States House of Representatives provided statements on the Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994 and …

  • House Session

    House Session

    The house was in session today and prayer was offered by the House Chaplain. Sympathy was given to Representative Claude Harr…

  • House Session

    House Session

    Members began the day with the Fiscal Year 1995 Defense Department Spending Bill H R 4650. This Bill provides $243.6 Billion …

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House met to take up the 1995 Spending Bill for the Department of Transportation and several related agencies. They also …

  • House Session

    House Session

    The US House began with 1-minute speeches. following that they took up Conference Reports on FY '95 spending bills for Health…

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