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The U.S. House of Representatives continued to work on Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriations Bill.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.

The House International Relations Committee members heard testimony from international crime experts including FBI Director Louis Freeh. Witnesses talked about the prevalence of…

Representative Maxine Waters, D-California, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus previewed the 27th annual legislative conference. The…

Members of the House delivered one minute speeches on the topic of their choosing. They also debated $250 billion in defense spending for Fiscal Year 1998.

The U.S. House discussed a bill to improve vocational education programs

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R. 1757, the Foreign Relation Authorization Act which provided appropriations for the Department of State and related…

The U.S. House of Representatives continued work on a disaster relief bill. The bill would provide $8.6 billion for U.S. disaster aid, Bosnia/Iraq operations & various other programs.

The U.S. House of Representatives reconvened and, after a period One Minute Speeches, during which time members could speak on any topic, they took up a number of legislative measures. They…

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…

The Congressional Black Caucus held a forum in which they heard black farmers tell of Agriculture Department foreclosures, loan rejections and discrimination against Black employees of the…

The House opened with Morning Speeches. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The House then moved onto Compensatory Time Off and Overtime Pay. The Fair Labor…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus briefed reporters on the U.S. Army investigation into sexual misconduct between drill sergeants and enlisted women in Aberdeen, MD. They stated…

House members delivered speeches on the topic of their choosing. No debates or votes were on the schedule.

Committee members heard testimony from State Department officials and human rights activists concerning the department’s 1996 Human Rights Report, which it released yesterday. They…