African American Politics
Moderated by Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tennessee), current members of Congress, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.) and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), and formers members of…
751 viewsModerated by Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tennessee), current members of Congress, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.) and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), and formers members of…
751 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from Mr. Prewitt on how the Census Bureau has been handling the follow-up for the households that did not return the census forms that were sent to them…
155 viewsDemocratic Reps. Sherrod Brown and Harold Ford discussed Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China, which Brown opposes and Ford supports. They also responded to audience calls, faxes, and…
129 viewsPresident Clinton announced an initiative to expand the number and improve the quality of after school programs through federal grants. He argued that such programs reduce adolescent crime a…
283 viewsThe speakers talked about Social Security, education, and the economy as well as other issues of importance to the next agenda of the Democratic Party. They also described the theme of the c…
160 viewsRepresentative James Traficant (R-Ohio), Representative Cliff Stearns (R-Florida) and Representative Harold Ford (D-Tennessee) commented on the independent counsel’s report on President Clin…
77 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said t…
96 viewsMembers of the US House of Representatives gathered for morning hour speeches on the federal budget.
View in Congressional Chronicle74 viewsU.S. House begins with Morning Hour Speeches. Morning Hour Speeches allows Representatives five minutes each to talk about any issues they want to make on the House floor.
View in Congressional Chronicle91 viewsThis was a hearing by the House & Senate Welfare Conference Committee on Welfare Reform Legislation. Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas was the Chairman and Senator William Roth, R-Delaware…
87 viewsThe U.S. House met, debated, and voted on Medicare Proposals.
View in Congressional Chronicle475 viewsIn 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…
82 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued to Markup Medicare Legislation.
81 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a meeting to begin the Markup of the Republican Medicare Legislation.
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