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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…

United States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.

House Members debated H.R. 123, a bill which would make English the official language of the U.S. government, with some exceptions, which would mandate that citizens use English in all…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on approving the Journal. Then the members gave one-minute speeches. Later the House considered a bill letting workers take compensatory time off…

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 and…

The Congressional Black Caucus discussed various campaign issues, including education, affirmative action, and redistricting. They focused particularly on how these issues would affect the…

The House of Representatives debated Fiscal Year 1997 Legislative Spending Bill and Fiscal Year 1997 Labor, Health and Education Spending Bill.

Committee members heard testimony concerning H.R. 3717, the Postal Reform Act of 1996. This legislation is designed to reform the U.S. Postal Service in various ways, including updating the…

The House met for One Minute Speeches and Special Order Speeches.

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House voted on…

The House began with one-minute speeches from members before moving on to work on the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution. After their legislative business was concluded, they ended with…