U.S.-Israel Military Cooperation
Representative Howard Berman and Senator Barbara Boxer spoke to reporters after President Obama signed the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act.
120 viewsRepresentative Howard Berman and Senator Barbara Boxer spoke to reporters after President Obama signed the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act.
120 viewsSenator Barbara Boxer spoke about the role of the Jewish religion in her public life. Among the topics she addressed were how her family life had affected her perceptions of public policy, f…
61 viewsPresident Bill Clinton met with state business, community, and political leaders to talk about the area’s slow economy. He stressed the need to convert from a defense to a domestic economy a…
355 viewsH.Res. 591: A resolution to waive the requirement of clause 4(b), rule eleven, against consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1696: A bill to designa…
View in Congressional Chronicle22,800 viewsThe U.S. House of Representative debated HR 477: A resolution relating to noncurrent records of the former Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 100th Congress.…
View in Congressional Chronicle483 viewsThe House voted to override President Bush’s veto of HR 2212, regarding the extension of Most Favored Nation status on the People’s Republic of China. HR 2212: A resolution regarding the ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle194 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…
View in Congressional Chronicle439 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Representative Tony Hall (D-OH) offered an amendment en bloc that earmarks $335 million in the fi…
View in Congressional Chronicle394 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 Chronicle379 viewsThe House completed all general debate on the situation in the Middle East. The House agreed to three extensions of the time for general debate by two hours, four hours, and four hours, resp…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,881 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on S. 1430, to enhance national and community service. A letter from Rep. Donald E. Lukens, of Ohio, was read, wherein he resigned as a member of th…
View in Congressional Chronicle321 viewsThe committee considered a Democratic budget proposal that calls for $8 billion less in defense spending than the Bush administration proposal.
123 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3012 to make appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1990. Funding was included for the Departments plan to close obsolet…
View in Congressional Chronicle298 viewsThe House began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2461, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991, but came to no resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle333 viewsThe United States House of Representatives met and voted unanimously to support the President’s call for clemency to the pro-democracy demonstrators in China following the Tienanmen Square M…
View in Congressional Chronicle290 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House agreed to an amendment by Rep. Whitten aimed at deficit reduction. A motion by…
View in Congressional Chronicle225 viewsIn the open session House Budget Committee members marked up the fiscal year 1990 federal budget resolution. The committee had met before this in a closed-door session. The committee ordered…
57 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1487 which authorized appropriations for the State Department for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 after agreeing to sixteen amendments and rejecting four. The debated H.Res.…
View in Congressional Chronicle284 viewsThe House Budget Committee heard testimony from FED Chairman Alan Greenspan about the FY 90 Federal Budget proposal by the Bush Administration.
98 viewsThe House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Walker motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act for F…
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