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The committee heard testimony on the cost-containment proposals in President Clinton’s health care reform proposal, including the impact of health care reform on insurers and the possible un…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on health care reform particularly in regard to President Bill Clinton’s proposed plan. Governors Carroll Campbell (R-SC), chairman of the N…

The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

The U.S. House of Representatives met on a special Saturday session to try to finish business before the holiday recess. They considered 23 suspension bills, the intelligence authorization c…

Witnesses testified concerning funding options for the president’s health care reform plan. The major point of contention was the proposed $.75 tax on cigarettes.

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…

Congressman Stark, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke on health care reform. He stated that the health care reform package of President Clinton is still in its “embryonic”…

U.S. House session Debated the FY '94 defense spending bill as well as unemployment extension benefits.

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal. Fol…

U.S. House of Representatives was in session to a debate amendments to the FY '94 Defense Authorization Bill.

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

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 …

United States House of Representatives July 19, 1993 session, the house brought op Four Bills Under Suspension of the Rules.

The U.S. House considered appropriations bills for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and & Urban Development, and Agriculture departments.

United States House of Representatives session on June 24, 1993 with debate on Energy and Water Development Appropriations

Rep. Bunning, member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Stark, member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Economic Committee, spoke in a forum on health care ref…

Lawmakers finished a bill to authorize the U.S. State Department for another two years. The bill would provide about 15 billion dollars to the state department. They then took up the fiscal …

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade heard testimony from legislators and administration officials on U.S.-China trade issues, including the decision by the Clinton administration …

In a forum sponsored by the American Medical Association, Representative Stark and Senator Gramm spoke on their bipartisan alternatives to health care reform.

After one minute speeches, the House took up work on a bill that was under suspension. The bill was H.R. 490. It allowed for the transfer of federal land in Washington, DC to the Columbia Ho…