House Session
U.S. House returns to action and begins with debating five bills; Workplace Employees, Elderly Housing, Teens in the Workplace and International Fishing.
View in Congressional Chronicle580 viewsU.S. House returns to action and begins with debating five bills; Workplace Employees, Elderly Housing, Teens in the Workplace and International Fishing.
View in Congressional Chronicle580 viewsBanking regulators testified about the investigation into Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan and the Clintons' involvement in the Whitewater Land Development Corporation.
151 viewsFollowing five hours of opening statements and parliamentary arguments, members heard testimony on the Madison Guarantee Savings and Loan Association and the relationship of President Clinto…
215 viewsThe House continued debate on appropriations bills and amendments.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,652 viewsThe House considers the Veterans and Housing appropriations for FY .96
View in Congressional Chronicle1,137 viewsIn this session, the U.S. House of Representatives began with one minutes speeches and then moved on to debate the Defense Authorization bill for FY '96.
View in Congressional Chronicle701 viewsThe U.S. House debates the Clean Water Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle297 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalist, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes an…
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View in Congressional Chronicle2,570 viewsHouse Republican freshman talked to reporters about the House’s accomplishments in passing the “Contract with America” over the first 50 days of this Congress.
75 viewsThe House began debate on the line-item veto bill, which would allow the president to cut spending, reject certain portions of a bill without having to veto the entire package, and use any s…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,307 viewsThe House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,115 viewsThe House debated several versions of the Balanced Budget Amendment. One of the key issues was the "super majority", or 3/5 vote needed to pass future tax increases. This was originally pass…
95 viewsRepresentative Jim Leach, R-Iowa, House Banking Committee Chairman, and other members heard testimony concerning the Clinton administration’s proposed $40 million in loan guarantees for Mexi…
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