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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,784 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,784 viewsParticipants talked about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, as well as the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They were highly critical of Obama admin…
342 viewsRobert Capecchi and former Representative Ernest Istook (R-OK) talked about 2012 ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana use that passed in Colorado and Washington but failed in Oregon. Top…
503 viewsErnest Istook talked about his organization’s effort to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act. The union-backed legislation, also known as the card-check bill, would give labor leaders the rig…
101 viewsFormer Representative Istook spoke about a housing bill being debated in the Senate during a Saturday session and his opposition to the bill. He also responded to telephone calls and electro…
55 viewsA memorial ceremony for victims and families in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to mark the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing was held at the First United Methodist Church near the memor…
929 viewsDemocratic incumbent Governor Henry debated Republican challenger Representative Istook for the Oklahoma governorship in a town-hall-meeting style debate held at Rose State College.
222 viewsDuring a portion of the session the House debated and passed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years on a vote of 390 to 33.
View in Congressional Chronicle890 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on customs and border protection, detention and removal operations along the southwest border of the U.S. Witnesses focused on a surge in non-Mexican illegal…
145 viewsRepublican legislators tried to cut funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The measure was part of the Labor HHS bill, which was on the House floor. Next year, CPB funds are to b…
121 viewsThe House will consider HR 2361, Interior-Environment Appropriations for fiscal 2006.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,542 viewsThe Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee held a hearing on fiscal year 2006 appropriations for pandemic preparedness and influenza va…
66 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff testified at a homeland security subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee about fiscal year 2006 appropriations for programs under its …
60 viewsMichael Leavitt, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testified about the Fiscal Year 2006 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the issues h…
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