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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.

Several administration officials spoke to House Democrats about the domestic and international implications of a congressional failure to pass a debt limit extension. They also took members'…

House of Representatives met for session to discuss bills.

U.S. House begin the day’s legislative business.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Committee members debated final language for legislation that would temporarily raise the federal debt limit from $4.9 trillion to $4.95 trillion until December 12, 1995 when the limit would…

House Democratic leaders spoke at a press conference in the House Press Gallery about the vote on the continuing resolution and the debt limit extension. Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO) …

Members of the US House of Representatives debated on the debt limit extension bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and opened with prayer. The House members just returned from recess. The Journal was approved. House members proceeded to morning speeches. Then the Hou…

The House debated the budget reconciliation bill which was designed to balance the budget within seven years.

Members debated the budget reconciliation package for three hours even before the rule for this debate had been passed by the Rules Committee for debate in the full House.

In this second day of markup hearings, committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years a…

Committee members continue to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years as part of the Republican plan to balance…

Committee members heard testimony from chairmen of several House committees on their requests for funds to run their panels. Committees included Judiciary, Budget, Intelligence, Ethics, Scie…

In their final hearing, the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform members heard testimony from four different panels. The 32 member commission sought bipartisan agreement on lo…

The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from staff members on the Clinton administration’s budget bill during its conference to reconcile the Hosu…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to hear testimony on the effects of the spending cuts, economic stimulus plans, and tax changes proposed by President Clinton. Mr. Panetta, former chai…

HR 5318: A bill regarding the extension of most-favored-nation status to the products of the People’s Republic of China. HR 5677: A bill to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor…