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Panelists discussed the federal budget deficit, the balance budget amendment and the positive and negative aspects of budget deficit.

The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

In today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…

The participants, members of the House Agriculture committee and administration officials, discussed the advantages to agriculture should the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be r…

United States House of Representative session on November 10, 1993, that included one-minute speeches and the conference report to the FY' 94 Defense Department Appropriations Bill and the B…

Representatives Penny and Kasich introduced a bipartisan package to make additional cuts in the federal budget and reduce the budget deficit. Ms. Rivlin outlined the president’s opposition o…

Representatives and business owners briefed reporters during a news conference outlining their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Following opening remarks by the p…

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from officials representing the departments of Labor, Treasury and Agriculture, as well as from the Food and Drug Administration, concerning t…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued to work on several Appropriation Bills for FY '94; Energy/water, Va/Hud, and Arts and Humanities funding. One-minute speeches took place b…

Office of Management and Budget (White House Budget) Director Leon Panetta appeared in front of the House Budget Committee to discuss the revised midterm budget estimates. Robert Reischauer,…

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

Following a meeting with President Clinton, Representative Stenholm discussed recommendations made by Democratic members of the conference committee to President Clinton concerning the Budge…

The U.S House of Representatives continued work on the Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bills for Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, District of Columbia, and Department of Transportation.

U.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.

The House debated and voted on H.R. 2264. It passed 219-213. There were several motions passed on the Budget Bill rule. The Bill is aimed at reducing the deficit by $500 billion over 5 years…

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan due to come up for a vote later in the day.

The committee continued to hear testimony from members of the House of Representatives on amendments to the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The committee held the extra-long hearing …

Representative Charles Stenholm (D-Texas), member of the House Budget Committee, discussed the details of the Clinton economic program due to come up before Congress later in the week. He pr…

This House session began with one minute speeches including Minority Leader Robert Michael (R-IL) giving a speech on the President’s first 100 days. The House then debated an amendment to th…

Representatives debated a legislative proposal that would allow the president to veto specific amendments within spending bills. Supporters of the legislation claim the legislation would all…