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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…

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 …

Representatives Bob Livingston (R-LA) and Bill Archer (R-TX) briefed reporters on the latest developments in fiscal year 1996 appropriations.

The House debated the budget reconciliation bill which was designed to balance the budget within seven years.

In this second day of markup hearings, committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years a…

Committee members continue to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years as part of the Republican plan to balance…

Committee members heard testimony from chairmen of several House committees on their requests for funds to run their panels. Committees included Judiciary, Budget, Intelligence, Ethics, Scie…

The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committess held a conference meeting and negotiated President Bill Clinton’s Budget Plan.

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan due to come up for a vote later in the day.

The committee heard testimony from members of Congress on H.R. 2264, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The legislation contains the tax increases and spending cuts proposed by the Clint…

House Republicans and representatives of consumer groups spoke in a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to publicize their efforts to eliminate the BTU tax in the Clinton administration…

Rep. Archer, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke to the nation in a radio address following the president’s radio address earlier in the day. Rep. Archer criticized t…

Immediately after coming to order, the committee voted to close the meeting to the public by entering into executive session. Chairman Rostenkowski cleared the hearing room of everyone excep…

Representative Bill Archer (R-Texas) spoke about the House Ways and Means Committee’s actions on President Clinton’s tax bill and its potential impact on American taxpayers. Rep. Archer said…