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The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony from Undersecretary James Woolsey in his confirmation hearing to become head of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was introduced by severa…

In an excerpt from the session of the House of Representatives, members debated an amendment to an appropriations bill for NASA that would eliminate the funding for the Space Station Freedom…

At Fox Senior High School in Arnold Missouri, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and members of the president’s cabinet spoke on federal relief for the Midwest with the governor…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on the National Competitiveness Act which authorized grants and loans to private companies who developed new manufacturing technolo…

The U.S. House of Representatives met to debate reauthorization of Federal Family Planning Programs. Members introduced a number of amendments to the bill. Also during this session members g…

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the extension of unemployment benefits. A partial transcript contains only Secy. Reich’s opening remark…

After morning business and one-minute speeches, the House took up debate on a bill to end Most Favored Trade Status for China, which was up for review each year since it had been enacted in …

This committee hearing was to provide an opportunity for administration officials to discuss trade, environmental, and labor issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The House considered seven bills that were under suspension of the rules. Among those measures up for consideration were: the printing of a guide to research collections of former United Sta…

House Session debated many topics, among the topics included gays in the military, which is part of the FY '94 Defense Authorization. Also, a bill making changes in House Rules to allow for …

Several 1994 authorization bills are discussed. The Bills included NASA, The National Maritime Administration, and the Coast Guard.

The committee heard testimony from officials from government agencies during the markup session for the president’s budget reconciliation tax proposals. During the hearing, committee members…

The committee heard testimony from academicians, corporation executives, and administration officials on the progress of the superconducting super collider under construction in Texas. The s…

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…

The House debated the NASA authorization bill and military construction appropriations bills.

House Ways & Means Committee hearing on Health Care Reform Financing

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

This House session addressed a Motion to go to Conference on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, a formality that allows House and Senate negotiators to begin working out the differences in the …

The United States House of Representatives voted on the Disaster Relief Bill to provide disaster relief to Midwest flood victims, which would provide $3 billion to flooded areas along the Mi…

Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen testified concerning the administration’s plans to fund the president’s health care reform plan. He stated that the tax on tobacco products and administrativ…