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Representative Bill Archer (R-TX) chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee discussed his tenure as committee chair and the legacy of his service. Rep. Archer had previously announced h…

Representative Archer spoke to reporters about revised estimates of a larger budget surplus than expected. He said that the funds should be used to lower taxes and encourage retirement savin…

Secretary Summers, with the help of Ms. Mathews, testified on issues in the administration’s budget recommendations including the marriage tax penalty, Medicare, and the future of Social S…

Participants Addressed the National Italian American Foundation about the U.S. economy and their efforts to maintain a balanced federal budget.

Representative Archer talked to reporters about the budget process, saying that the Clinton administration had told him that Social Security was not a priority this year. He stressed that So…

House and Senate Republican leaders held a Tax Cut Legislation Enrollment Ceremony, talked to reporters about their tax cut legislation and urged President Clinton not to veto the measure…

House Republican leaders spoke at a rally in the House triangle in support of an upcoming vote on a $790 billion tax cut measure. They called on President Clinton avoid vetoing the measure, …

Senator Roth and Representative Archer announced that they had agreed on a budget which included a $792 billion tax cut over the next ten years. They also urged the president not to veto the…

Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas, Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Senator Bill Roth, R-Delaware, Finance Committee Chairman, and other Members made opening statements in this meeting o…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Representative Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, and other Republican Representatives celebrated the passage of tax cut legislation in the House. The measu…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to hear proposed amendments to the Financial freedom Act which provided for several forms of tax cuts. Despite the threat of a presidential veto, the c…

The committee met to hear proposed amendments to the Financial Freedom Act which provided for several forms of tax cuts. Despite the threat of a presidential veto, the committee voted to for…

Treasury officials testified about the president’s budget proposal. The plan included provisions to set aside the bulk of the surplus for Social Security and Medicare while using the remaini…

In an excerpt from the House debate, members discussed the possibility of tax cuts. Republicans proposed to use some of the budget surplus to provide a tax break for Americans. Democratic me…

In a portion beginning at about 2:40 p.m., members debated the tax cut portion of the budget package which is designed to cut $94 billion over the next five years. Members highlighted aspect…

Surrounded by fellow Republican members and citizens, Republican leaders talked about the budget agreement reached the previous evening. They talked about aspects of the proposal and its com…

Late in the evening, House Republican leaders briefed reporters on the tentative budget agreement with the president. They stressed the importance of the budget to helping citizens and thank…

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the tax provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the proposed cuts …

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Bill Archer (R-TX) released the Joint Committee on Taxation report on the tax portions of President Clint’s budget proposal. He criticized the plan,…

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin concerning President Bill Clinton’s Fiscal Year 1998 Budget. Secretary Rubin testified about the taxes a…