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The House and Senate met jointly to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Congress. Remarks by leaders are followed by the unveiling of commemorative stamps.

On March 2, 1989, a joint session of Congress was held in the House of Representatives chamber of the Capitol to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first meeting of Congress in New York …

Following remarks, Reverend Billy Graham conducted the invocation for the evening’s convention.

Representative Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri) spoke to White House reporters about his meeting with President Reagan on the trade bill. He said the President intended to veto the bill later in t…

The Senate majority leader Robert Byrd and the Speaker of the U.S. House, James Wright, delivered the Democratic Party’s responses to President Ronald Reagan’s State of the Union address.

Senators Byrd, Chafee, Simpson, and Dole, and Speaker of the House Wright addressed the media after meeting with President Reagan on the summit with General Secretary Gorbachev. Some of the …

Democratic National Committee Chair Paul Kirk outlined the platform for the Democratic candidates at the National Press Club. Chairman Kirk expressed his concern over the comparative Republi…

President Ronald Reagan and Congressional leaders announced the completion of an agreement on a plan to reduce the budget deficit. The leaders characterized the agreement as bipartisan and a…

President Ronald Reagan and Congressional leaders announced a compromise on a budget with deficit reductions.

Congressional leaders including Senate majority leader Robert Byrd, Speaker of the House James Wright, and House minority leader Robert Michel, spoke to reporters about the just concluded me…

Members of Congress spoke with reporters about President Ronald Reagan appointing a independent council.

Members of Congress spoke with reporters on new information on arms sale to Iran with money going to Nicaraguan Contras.