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Campaign finance experts talked about the role of money in campaigns and American politics, and they answered questions from audience members. Charlie Cook in his remarks said that…

Glen Browder, former U.S. congressman from Alabama, argues that the civil rights movement in the South was not exclusively marked by struggles between blacks and white. Instead, he presents…

A bipartisan task force of freshman members of Congress heard from former members, campaign finance experts and public interest group representatives. Representatives Asa Hutchinson (R-AR)…

The Close up Foundation hosted a forum with two former representatives that talked about the accomplishments of the 104th Congress and answered questions from High School Students from…

The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty. Representative Steve Largent…

The congressmen talked about their careers and their reasons for retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Pickle decided not to run again after a 31-year career. Rep. Derrick…

Representatives spoke about their retirement from Congress and their years on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Representative Butler Derrick (D-SC) talked about his experiences from twenty years in the House and the arbitrarily high standards for the private lives of public officials.

In an excerpt of the house, members considered the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), debating the rule which laid out the parameters for debate.

The House met to consider the American Heritage Areas Bill, the GATT International Trade Agreement, and U.S. Troops in Haiti.

The House met to take up the 1995 Spending Bill for the Department of Transportation and several related agencies. They also considered a bill that would create a new super agency that…

Members of the United States House of Representatives gave floor speeches and voted on a bill that dealt with the Interior Departments ability to manage national heritage areas.

The House of Representatives took up the conference report to a bill providing 68 billion dollars to the Agriculture Department.

The US House began with 1-minute speeches. following that they took up Conference Reports on FY '95 spending bills for Health and Human Services, the Treasury, Postal service, and the Coast…

The House met for morning speeches, to consider the conference report on commerce, justice, & state department appropriations for the FY 1995 budget, and to vote on amendments. They…

Members of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES met to debate 12 Bills under suspension of the rules. The Bills are generally not controversial

This House Session began with Morning Session, where members may speak on any subject for up to five minutes. Speakers spoke mainly about the President’s Crime Bill but also the Healthcare…

The Crime Legislation debate in The US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leading up to the dismissal of THE CRIME BILL

US House met for one minute speeches during the morning hour.