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Speaker of the House Thomas Foley spoke briefly to laud the recent changes in global politics toward democracy and to express hope for future pursuits during a ceremony marking the lighting …

Several Democratic congressional leaders and the next president and vice president of the United States spoke in a news conference following a series of meetings on Capitol Hill. The Democra…

Several Democratic members of the House appeared at a news conference announcing the results of the Democratic caucus leadership elections in which the major leadership positions remained un…

Congressional leaders reacted to President George H.W. Bush’s decision to send American troops to Somalia to aid in the United Nation’s relief efforts. They spoke on the White House driveway…

Speaker of the House Thomas Foley spoke briefly in a news conference following the orientation for new members of Congress. He stated that congressional “gridlock” was over, and looked forwa…

Cameras recorded the activity in the Rayburn House Office Building as representatives-elect to Congress spoke with reporters at a reception for new members. Cameras also recorded a brief spe…

Speaker Foley discussed leadership meetings with Governor Clinton this week. He also talked about the agenda and new members of the 103rd Congress.

House and Senate leaders from both the Republican and Democratic parties participated in a news conference in the U.S. Capitol with President and Vice President-elects Bill Clinton and Al Go…

Speaker of the House Foley, Senate Majority Leader Mitchell, and House Majority Leader Gephardt responded to questions from reporters in the U.S. Capitol after Democratic members of Congress…

Governor Bill Clinton, Senator Al Gore, and three leaders of Congress spoke at a news conference in Little Rock after meeting the previous evening. Governor Clinton pledged to end the “cold …

House Speaker Foley and several new Democratic members of Congress held a news conference following a meeting between new members and the Democratic party leadership. The new members each de…

Representatives-elect Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Jay Inslee (D-WA) discussed their recent campaigns for a House seat and the issues they campaigned on. House Speaker Representative Tom Foley (D…

A number of Democratic representatives-elect spoke briefly in a news conference after they met with the Democratic House leadership in Chicago. The meeting was the second of a series of regi…

House Majority Leader Representative Tom Foley D-Washington) discussed the meeting earlier in the day between the Democratic House leadership and new members of Congress. The Democratic lead…

Representative Thomas Foley (D-WA) and a number of new representatives in the 103rd Congress spoke at a news conference following the Congressional Democrats Regional Meeting in Los Angeles,…

Phone lines were opened for viewer comments on the debate. Occasional “spin” news conferences were shown.

House leaders made the traditional telephone call to President George H.W. Bush informing him that the House of Representatives had finished its business of the session.

The Democratic leaders met with reporters to discuss the 102nd Congress, ending this week. In opening statements they described legislation passed for budget reduction, higher education, and…

The Congressional Black Caucus sponsored a reception/fund raiser for congressional candidate Robert Scott. During the event Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Scott responded to questions concer…

Representative Carrie Meek (D-FL), an unopposed candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, toured the U.S. Capitol to prepare for her first term. Prior to and following her tour, she r…