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

President Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) stressed his administration’s accomplishments in areas such as crime, education and especially the economy. He also emphasized that he believes the…

As part of its annual legislative conference, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and others gathered to discussed several conflicts in Africa. One panel focused on the recent unrest…

Harvard University Law School Professor Charles Ogletree led a town hall meeting of Congressional Black Caucus members who talked about the legal issues, concerns of African-American…

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

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

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus criticized Mr. Dole for deciding not to speak to the NAACP convention in Charlotte. They argued that this was a sign that he was turning his back…

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…

African-American members of Congress reacted to two Supreme Court rulings which stated that several congressional districts in North Carolina and Texas were unconstitutional because they…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

House Judiciary Committee members heard from members of investigatory and enforcement agencies and ministers of churches that had been victimized by arson a few months prior.

The House of Representatives continued discussion on the Fiscal Year 1997 Federal Budget.

The House met to debate on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and funding for the U.S. Marshalls Service. The session began with One-Minute speeches on a variety of issues, then debated the battery…

On this day, the House took up H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which had previously been vetoed by President Clinton. The bill was drafted to consolidate the different…

The U.S. House met and continued debate on d H.R. 842, to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the…

Committee members heard testimony from victims' relatives including the daughter, brother, brother-in-law and cousin of the pilot of the recent Cuban downing of two U.S. civilian aircraft…