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Republican and Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the White House Conference on Social Security. They said they were confident that they could find a bipartisan way to reform the s…

President Clinton and others discussed the problems related to Social Security. They stated that there is no larger challenge in this country that to save Social Security for younger America…

Responding to President Bill Clinton’s radio address, Representative Clay Shaw (R-FL) spoke about what the future would be with President Clinton working on saving Social Security. He explai…

This Session of the U.S. House of Representatives began with One Minute Speeches. The House moved on to consider new standards on the type of bankruptcy a person can file. Most debtors who c…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and and continued debate on H.R. 4579. The bill sought to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to provi…

On this day, after a period of morning business, the House took up bills dealing with “Fast Track” Tarde Negotiating Authority, the Budget Surplus, Social Security and Tax Cuts. Following de…

This House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.

The House of Representatives debated illegal drugs transported to the US from Latin America. The two bills that passed were on illegal drug trading and preventing and treating drug abuse.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened to work on several issues, including the investigation into the 1996 teamsters election, trade with Vietnam, campaign finance, and funding for the …

The US House Of Representatives debated a Rule governing procedures for debate on a resolution letting the House take a 2 week break. The House considered 1.8 billion in legislative branch s…

The House met to debate and discuss Food and Drug Administration regulations on abortion drugs, agriculture spending which would consider 55.9 million dollars in spending for the Fiscal Year…

The House convened to consider two of thirteen appropriations bills. One was the 8 billion dollar spending bill for military construction and the other was a 20 billion dollar spending bill …

Members of the House of Representatives met to deal with legislative business involving a bankruptcy law bill and campaign finances.

The House met to conclude business on the budget resolution for $1.7 trillion dollars in the fiscal year 1999. It passed 216-204. Representative Bob Stump (D-Arizona) mistakenly announced th…

A number of bills may be considered under suspension of the rules. H.R. 512, the new Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act, may be considered under an open rule. General debate may begin on H.R.…

This House session considered three bills after One Minute Speeches on various topics including scholarships for D.C. students, childcare programs in California, the White House hiring priva…

Rep. Bonior spoke about current news stories of interest to him and took audience calls. Rep. Shaw talked about House legislation to create a bipartisan committee on Social Security. Mr. Hoe…

Committee members heard testimony from several members of Congress and others on Social Security reform and the creation of an expert panel to recommend solutions to Congress. They testified…

The House met for morning business and then debated U.S. trade with Sub-Saharan Africa along with property rights court cases.

U.S. House debates the Child Support Enforcement Act and a cell phone privacy bill.