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House and Senate Budget Committee conferees worked on a final version of the budget reconciliation bill, which attempts to balance the federal budget in seven years.

Secretary Madeleine Albright testified about the State Department fiscal year 2001 budget proposal.

House and Senate Republican leaders held a Tax Cut Legislation Enrollment Ceremony, talked to reporters about their tax cut legislation and urged President Clinton not to veto the measure…

Senator Roth and Representative Archer announced that they had agreed on a budget which included a $792 billion tax cut over the next ten years. They also urged the president not to veto the…

Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas, Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Senator Bill Roth, R-Delaware, Finance Committee Chairman, and other Members made opening statements in this meeting o…

Senators spoke to reporters about Republican tax proposals currently under consideration in the Senate.

Senators heard testimony about President Clinton’s Medicare plan. Witnesses testified that the plan would make Medicare more competitive and efficient, would add prescription drug coverage,…

U.S. Senators debated amendments to legislation which would provide $778 billion in tax relief. Among the issues discussed were ways to eliminate the “marriage tax,” cut capital gains taxes,…

Senator Roth spoke about the state of the economy, claiming that it is healthier now than ever before. He then outlined his proposed tax relief legislation, that would cut income taxes, redu…

Senators debated legislation to save $135 billion in entitlement programs over the next five years as part of a balanced budget plan. They stressed the importance of balancing the budget and…

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the tax provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the proposed cuts …

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the spending provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the required …

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 1998 budget request. Topics included proposed Medicare chang…

The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Chairman Alan Greenspan on the state of the U.S. economy. He urged Congress to move quickly to limit cost-of-living increases for Social Sec…

The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and the five economists on the Consumer Price Index Commission released the committee’s final report on proposed changes to ho…

The Republican Governors Association held it’s annual conference where Republican Senators spoke to the governors about the Senate’s commitment to a balanced budget and to returning more pow…

U.S. Senate works on the Highway Conference Report and the Reconciliation bill.

After passing their budget reconciliation bill, Republican senators reacted to the vote. They stressed the historic nature of this measure and urged President Clinton to sign the Republican …

Following the Senate Finance Committee markup session, Republican members talked with reporters about the results.

Senate Rules & Administration Committee members heard testimony from the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee to examine Senate committees' operating funds.