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Mr. Hantman acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the speakers. Deputy Secretary Rominger spoke on behalf of Agriculture Secretary Glickman. Governor Thompson spoke, saying that the 6…

Republican leaders talked to reporters about a budget agreement reached with Democrats. They claimed victory for including increased defense spending, added flexibility for local school boar…

Representative Dennis Hastert answered reporters' questions about the federal budget negotiations with the Administration, and the proposed one-percent across the board tax cut.

House Republican leaders talked to reporters about an agreement on the federal budget that included a modest tax cut for middle class families.

President Clinton and members of Congress honored nine former Little Rock, Arkansas high school students with Congressional Gold Medals. Known as the "Little Rock Nine," they were the firs…

Members of Congress spoke to the heads of veterans' organizations about legislation such as the 1999 “Bring 'Em Home Alive Act” designed to provide U.S. citizenship to any foreign national w…

House Speaker Hastert announced the release of a report on the threat that North Korea poses to U.S. national security, charging that it sells missile technology to other countries, engages …

President Clinton and others talked about an initiative to bring economic opportunities to poor communities. They stressed that to keep the economy growing new employees and consumers are ne…

Governor Bush and Mr. Bauer spoke about their campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination asking participants for their support. They were followed by various Republican leaders and…

Following a meeting with President Clinton to resolve differences on the budget, Republican leaders talked to reporters saying that they had made some progress and would continue to try to f…

Participants reflected on the career of former Representative Foley in the House of Representatives. They honored him for his years of service and shared their memories of working with Foley…

Representative Dennis Hastert, Republican from Illinois, talked to reporters about the appropriations process. He focused on the work to be done on the appropriations bills and that Congres…

Republican Congressional leaders talked to reporters about the recent veto of the District of Columbia appropriations bill. The expressed confusion over the veto and stressed that the bill p…

Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and Representative J. C. Watts (R-Oklahoma) spoke about the need for tax relief among small businesses to allow for expansion. Senator Blanche Lincoln (R-…

Speaker of the House Representative Dennis Hastert (R-IL) spoke about the need for “common sense” in budget funding. He asked the president to join the congressional majority in funding the …

Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Bill Thomas (R-CA), and John Boehner (R-OH) talked to reporters about the release of the findings from an independent financial audit of the House of …