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After being re-elected by a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus, Democratic leaders talked to reporters about their hopes for the 105th Congress. They talked about several issues on the a…

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 a…

Speakers at the afternoon session of the Democratic National Convention included Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY)…

After the 1996 Democratic Platform Committee meeting, several Democratic committee leaders talked to the media.

The Democratic Platform Committee members heard testimony from representatives of various groups concerning several issues addressed in the Democratic party platform. After these remarks, th…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on approving the Journal. Then the members gave one-minute speeches. Later the House considered a bill letting workers take compensatory time off inst…

House of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.

Senate Democrats criticized Republicans who met today to discuss their economic agenda. They argued that a group of Republicans is trying to convince Senator Bob Dole (D-KS) to offer large t…

Dave Eisenstadt joined the first segment of the Washington Journal and talked about the morning headlines. Representative Lee Hamilton D-Indiana and Senator Richard Shelby R-Alabama, joined…

In the first afternoon session, citizens and representatives of various organizations testified about crime, violence and other domestic issues, as well as national security. Democratic cong…

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…