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Representative Sam Johnson (R-Texas) was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file reports on two bil…

The House introduced 51 public bills, two private bills, and nine resolutions. By a vote of 387 yeas to 23 nays, the House passed H.R. 355, to amend the Reclamation States Drought Assistance…

Highlights from the debate on the House Resolution 1175, Operation Desert Storm Emergency Authorization, which provided funding for the costs associated with Operation Desert Storm, which in…

The House approved the Journal of Tuesday, March 12, 1991. The House passed H.Res. 111, the Rule to consider H.R. 1175. The House passed H.R. 1175, to authorize supplemental appropriations f…

Members of U.S. House of Representatives took up consideration of HR-586 bill user suspension of the rules. The measure would require the administration to issue monthly reports to congress …

Mr. Lautenberg, member of the Senate Appropriations committee, spoke on the attack of Iraq by U.S. and allied forces begun earlier in the evening. Mr. Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Serv…

Rep. Les Aspin (D-WI), chairman of the House Armed Services committee, spoke to reporters after the U.S. and allied invasion of Iraq which began earlier in the evening. He said the initial a…

The House met in a rare Saturday session to complete action on 3 resolutions regarding U.S policy in the Persian Gulf. It passed H. Con. Res. 32, to express the sense of Congress that Congre…

Mr. Eilts advised that following a defeat of Iraq by the U.S. military, a defensive military force should be maintained to ward off possible aggression from surrounding Middle East states. H…

Representative Aspin noted highlights of the House Armed Services Committee’s recent hearings on U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf, and gave his conclusions gathered from the nearly three week…

Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Representative Leslie Aspin spoke to reporters on the Congressional reaction to increase military troop deployment in Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Representative Les Aspin spoke on the Department of Defense Authorization Bill which was passed Wednesday by the House. The bill budgeted $283 billion for defense in 1991, but stipulate…

The House continued consideration and debate of H.R. 4739, the Defense Authorization Bill for 1991.

The House agreed to H. Res. 464, providing for agreeing to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328. The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328, the Trade Agencies Author…

A Forum hosted by Progressive Policy Institute - “After the Cold War: U.S. Defense Policy in Transition.” The panel discussed the need for a transitional defense policy from the Cold War st…

The House agreed to H.Res. 461, to restrict the amendments considered with H.R. 4739. The House continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for military f…

The House completed general debate and began consideration of amendments on H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military functions of the Department of Defense; t…

Rep. Aspin was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He discussed the upcoming summit meeting in Helsinki between President Bush and President Gorbachev and the prospects for a res…

Rep. Leslie Aspin(D-WI) spoke on the situation in the Middle East, the United States policy, and the prospects for peace.

Representative Les Aspin, D-Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, reacted to President George H. W. Bush’s announcement to send military forces to Saudi Arabia to pro…