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Congressmen debated the benefits of a single-payer health care system under special order in the House. Representatives Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) supported the idea of a…

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

House Republicans briefed reporters on the possible effects of the president’s health care reform proposal should it be passed by Congress in its present form. Representative Gingrich pointe…

Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) spoke about the Clinton administration’s health care proposal, which had been presented by the President to Con…

The House Session began with one minute speeches. Members spoke for one minute on topics of their choice. The House then took up House Resolution HR 287, short term Government Spending Bill.…

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…

The House of Representatives voted on the conference report of the Fiscal Year 1994 Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services Spending Bill. The House also took up H.R.…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued to work on several Appropriation Bills for FY '94; Energy/water, Va/Hud, and Arts and Humanities funding. One-minute speeches took place b…

In the Republican response to the president’s weekly radio address, Representative Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) outlined the details of the House Republican health care reform plan.

House and Senate Republicans met jointly to hear testimony on four different health care reform plans being promoted in opposition to President Clinton’s health care proposal.

U.S. House of Representatives was in session to a debate amendments to the FY '94 Defense Authorization Bill.

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

The U.S House of Representatives met to set out the general spending parameters for the Coast Guard’s 1994 fiscal year Spending bill.

After the morning business and One-Minute speeches, the House considered the National Service Bill. Also considered was the NASA Authorization for FY '94-'95. A $30 billion for agency progra…

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 …

The U.S. House of Representative met and took up the FY '94 Spending Bills for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and the District of Columbia. DC Home Rule Act requires Congress t…

United States House of Representatives session on June 24, 1993 with debate on Energy and Water Development Appropriations

The House debated the NASA authorization bill and military construction appropriations bills.

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the adoption of the rule concerning debate over the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan, which was expected to be vot…