Rural Issues Conference Panel 1
A Rural Issues Conference, from Ames Iowa. President Bill Clinton, Vice -President Al Gore, Agricultural Secretary Dan Glickman led a panel discussion on agriculture and rural development…
211 viewsA Rural Issues Conference, from Ames Iowa. President Bill Clinton, Vice -President Al Gore, Agricultural Secretary Dan Glickman led a panel discussion on agriculture and rural development…
211 viewsVice President Gore and others discussed the improvement of rural communities that were selected as empowerment zones. These federal zones provide funds for rural areas to increase employmen…
111 viewsVice President Al Gore announced the latest round of government grants and loans to help provide safe drinking water for rural America. He was joined by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman an…
37 viewsVice President Gore and Secretary Glickman gave practical tips for the safe handling of food for outdoor grilling.
70 viewsVice President Al Gore announced new food safety standards that will ensure proper food handling procedures from domestic and foreign sources. The vice president talked about the need for ne…
61 viewsGovernment officials and hunger activists discussed ways of getting currently wasted foods to the hungry. They examined how government, corporations, nonprofit groups and individuals could i…
103 viewsPresident Clinton and Vice President Gore participated in a presidential forum on the environment. Environmentalists and local activists concerned about the pollution of Lake Tahoe also took…
185 viewsVice President Al Gore announced a new program called the Water 2000 Initiative, designed to bring clean, clear water to rural areas of the nation. Mayor Emma Gresham said she was “happy and…
75 viewsVice President Al Gore and administration officials announced the findings of a new administration report on ways to improve food safety. Laurie Girand described her daughter’s near-fatal in…
66 viewsVice President Gore and Deputy President Mbeki briefed reporters on several agreements reached between their two nations as the result of a binational commission. The agreements covered a ra…
6 viewsPresident Clinton and others discussed rural development issues, including credit availability, education and training, telecommunications infrastructure and handling natural disasters. Some…
122 viewsPresident Clinton spoke to reporters prior to morning meeting with a bipartisan group of House members concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He took questions concernin…
90 viewsLeaders of the Democratic Party continued discussion of the “New Choice Resolution” and other issues. The Democratic Leadership Council sought to bring together Democratic elected officials …
166 viewsThe House met to consider legislation addressing prescription drug prices, drug patent reform, and funding proposals. Members also discussed immigration reform and student loans. Note: This…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,813 viewsMembers celebrated the 40th anniversary of the G.I. Bill of Rights. Note: This is an incomplete program.
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