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Committee members heard testimony from Holocaust victims' relatives and advocates and a Swiss banking representative about Swiss banks which still hold assets of Jews killed during the Holoc…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 85 billion dollars in spending for Veterans, Housing, and Urban Development for the next fiscal year. The VA Bill was one of the appropriation bills…

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…

Afternoon session speeches were followed by a march by the Democratic women members of Congress.

Friends and colleagues gathered to remember Bill Emerson, who represented the 8th district of Missouri from 1981 until his death on 22 June 1996 from lung cancer. During his tenure, he serve…

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

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…

The House Banking Committee heard testimony on the proper strategies for raising the federal debt ceiling, as well as how to avoid default.

Several administration officials spoke to House Democrats about the domestic and international implications of a congressional failure to pass a debt limit extension. They also took members'…

Before the House voted on a bill which would extend the debt limit and ensure Social Security checks through the end of February, Democratic leaders criticized the Republicans for not passin…

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…

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…